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US Justice Department sues over Tennessee law targeting HIV-positive people convicted of sex work

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — 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 …

Bill would revise Tennessee’s decades-old law targeting HIV-positive people convicted of sex work

by Shawn Butlere

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee would no longer be the only U.S. state to impose a lifetime registration as a “violent sex offender” on anyone convicted of engaging in sex work …

Tennessee’s penalties for HIV-positive people are discriminatory, Justice Department says

by Shawn Butlere

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s decades-old aggravated prostitution statute violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday after an investigation, warning that the state could face …