The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against the state of Tennessee on Feb. 15 over the state’s “aggravated prostitution statute,” citing its discrimination against HIV-positive people.
The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, follows the department’s investigation in December, which found that the statute violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
In its complaint, the DOJ sai…

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday sued the state of Tennessee over its decades-old felony aggravated prostitution law, arguing that it illegally imposes tougher criminal penalties on people who are HIV positive. The lawsuit, filed in western Tennessee, follows an investigation completed in December by the Justice Department that warned that the statute violates the Americans with Disabilities Act. The case heads to …

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit alleging Tennessee has violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for the state’s enforcement of aggravated prostitution against HIV-positive people. The lawsuit, filed Thursday, follows an investigation by the DOJ that said the state unlawfully discriminates against people who have HIV. The law subjects HIV-positive people…

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Tennessee is the only state in the U.S. that imposes a lifetime registration as a violent sex offender. Lawmakers are close to approving a change to the law that would not fully strike it. The lawsuit seeks to require the state not only to stop enforcing the law, but also to remove those convicted under the statute from the sex offender registry.

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