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Federal judge orders Alabama to desegregate HIV-positive prisoners
December 21, 2012 by Jaclyn Belczyk
A judge for the US District Court for the Middle District of Alabama ruled Friday that Alabama's policy of segregating HIV-positive prisoners violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit against the Alabama Department of Corrections.... [more]
Namibia court rules government improperly sterilized HIV positive women
July 30, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
A court in Namibia has ruled that the government sterilized three HIV-positive women without obtaining appropriate consent, a legal aid group said Monday. The Southern African Litigation Center (SALC) reported that the court ruled the sterilization of the women improper after finding that they.... [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]
Illinois prison sued for witholding HIV medication
June 19, 2012 by Jamie Davis
An Illinois man on Monday filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Central District of Illinois against Bureau County alleging that prison officials in the county denied him necessary HIV medication during his weeklong incarceration. Plaintiff Arick Buckles alleges in his complaint that.... [more]
Supreme Court ruled on patent rights to HIV testing process [this day at law]
June 6, 2012 by Katherine Bacher
On June 6, 2010, the US Supreme Court ruled in Board of Trustees of Stanford University v. Roche Molecular Systems that the titles of inventions developed through federally funded research do not automatically belong to the university where the research was conducted. The dispute concerned a.... [more]
Anti-gay killings increased in 2011: report
June 1, 2012 by Max Slater
Incidents of hate-based murders against LGBT individuals in the US increased in 2011, the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) reported Thursday. The annual report, entitled "Hate Violence Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and HIV-affected Communities in the U.S..... [more]
Australia court ruled Red Cross not required to accept blood from homosexual donors [this day at law]
May 27, 2012 by Meagan McElroy
On May 27, 2009, an Australian anti-discrimination court ruled that the Red Cross policy of not accepting blood donations from sexually active gay males did not discriminate against that group. Petitioner Michael Cain tried to donate blood in 2004 but was refused after he affirmatively answered an.... [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]
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]
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]
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