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Thirty-six members of the U.S. Congress signed a letter addressed to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder expressing their concern over HIV criminalization and calling for a review of laws and policies.

July 24 Panel and Reception at the Global Village at AIDS 2012, cosponsored by IPPF. Allison Nichol from US DOJ to participate.

Attorney Rashida Richardson and Program Manager Roohi Choudhry round out the CHLP team.

Following the decision by the New York Court of Appeals earlier this month that vacated his conviction for aggravated assault on the basis that his saliva was not a "dangerous instrument," David Plunkett was resentenced today and should be released within days.

New York, June 28, 2012 – The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD), representing the nation's chief state health agency staff who administer HIV/AIDS and viral hepatitis healthcare, prevention, and related programs across the country, joined The Center for HIV Law and Policy and HIV Law Project in a friend-of-the-court brief in support of post-conviction relief for Nick Rhoades, an HIV-positive Iowan man sentenced to 25 years in prison and lifetime sex offender registration for consensual sex.

Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) continues to address HIV-related stigma and discrimination in this month's Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) newsletter, which highlights HIV criminalization. 

On July 20th, the Positive Justice Project will be convening a free, full-day event on HIV criminalization.

Last month the Illinois General Assembly passed SB 3673, which amends Illinois' HIV criminalization law to make several significant changes.

Punishing People on the Basis of Physical Attributes Would Create  a "Sliding Scale of Criminal Liability," Court Concludes

On May 21st, the Community HIV/Hepatitis Advocates of Iowa Network (CHAIN) announced the launch of a new education and mobilization campaign to modernize Iowa's HIV-specific statute, "Criminal Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus." The law, originally intended to reduce the spread of HIV, is considered one of the more punitive in the nation.