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Supreme Court hears arguments on First Amendment AIDS funding question
April 23, 2013 by Julia Zebley
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases. In Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society International the court considered the only First Amendment case this term, on whether the US Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003.... [more]
UN commission: laws restricting global AIDS assistance
July 9, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
Laws in all countries of the world are limiting assistance and options available to individuals infected with HIV/AIDS, a UN commission reported on Monday. The Global Commission on HIV and the Law found that a variety of laws and practices worldwide affect infected persons' ability both to prevent.... [more]
New Hampshire Senate passes medical marijuana bill
March 29, 2012 by Katherine Getty
The New Hampshire Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to legalize medical marijuana. The proposed law would allow the state to issue cards to patients with illnesses such as cancer, glaucoma, HIV/AIDS, MS and others. A prospective recipient of a card would be required to get consent from a doctor.... [more]
New Jersey governor signed bill legalizing medical marijuana [this day at law]
January 18, 2012 by Meagan McElroy
On January 18, 2010, former New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine signed the Compassionate Use of Medical Marijuana bill, which legalized marijuana prescriptions for patients with chronic illnesses such as cancer, AIDS, Lou Gehrig's disease, muscular dystrophy, and multiple sclerosis. The bill, passed.... [more]
Uncertainty for Iraqis as Troops Withdrawal and Private Contractors Remain
January 13, 2012 by Elizabeth Imbarlina
JURIST Guest Columnist Leila Sayed-Taha, DePaul University College of Law Class of 2012, currently works as a translator for Ace Languages Centre, where she aids asylum seekers at the Immigration Advisory Service. Here she discusses the ongoing issue of immunity as troops withdrawal and private.... [more]
Libya high court vacated death sentences in Bulgarian AIDS case [this day at law]
December 25, 2011 by Clay Flaherty
On December 25, 2005, the Libyan Supreme Court disposed of the death sentences given to five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor who were convicted of infecting more than 400 children with the HIV virus in May 2004. Libya ultimately released the six medics following an agreement with the.... [more]
Nigeria Senate approves bill criminalizing same-sex marriage
November 29, 2011 by Jamie Reese
The Nigerian Senate passed a bill Tuesday that makes it illegal for same-sex couples to marry or for an individual to aid in the marriage of same-sex couples. The bill explicitly states that marriages entered into by persons of the same gender are prohibited and will not be recognized as valid,.... [more]
Western voters rejected propositions to expand access to legalized marijuana [this day at law]
November 2, 2011 by Meagan McElroy
On November 2, 2010, ballot measures failed in California, Arizona, South Dakota, and Oregon that would have eased state regulation of marijuana. California's Proposition 19 would have legalized possession of up to an ounce of marijuana, authorized the cultivation of marijuana for personal.... [more]
UK lifts ban on blood donations from gay men
September 9, 2011 by Maureen Cosgrove
The UK Department of Health (DH) announced Thursday that it will lift the lifetime ban on blood donations from men who have had sex with other men. Britain introduced the lifetime ban in the 1980s in an effort to quell the proliferation of HIV and AIDS. Men who have not had sex with another man.... [more]
'Anti-Prostitution Pledge' Ruling Corrects Misguided, Harmful Policy [comment]
July 22, 2011 by Dwyer Arce
Kristy Kade, Associate Director of Advocacy and Public Policy for Pathfinder International, argues that the recent Second Circuit ruling that the US cannot withhold HIV/AIDS funding to organizations based on their stance on prostitution corrects a policy that tied the hands of organizations.... [more]
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