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DOJ Files Lawsuit Against Tennessee Over Aggravated Prostitution Law

  • The U.S. Justice Department has sued Tennessee over its felony aggravated prostitution law, which imposes harsher penalties on HIV-positive individuals.
  • The law treats HIV-positive people differently, without considering the actual risk of harm, and categorizes aggravated prostitution as a violent sexual offense.
  • The lawsuit follows a DOJ investigation that found the law violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, and it is separate from another federal lawsuit filed by LGBTQ+ and civil rights advocates.
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Biden Admin Sues Red State Over Law Penalizing Prostitutes For Knowingly Spreading HIV

The DOJ filed a lawsuit against Tennessee, arguing that a law penalizing prostitutes for spreading the Human Immunodeficiency Virus is discrimination.

·Washington, United States
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