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Lambda Legal Calls for Halt to HIV-Based Criminal Prosecutions in Wake of Department of Justice Guidance

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July 17, 2014

Lambda Legal today called for a moratorium on all HIV-based criminal prosecutions until state legislatures take action to implement the reforms recommended in the recent Department of Justice (DOJ) guidance advising states to eliminate such prosecutions absent clear evidence of an intent to harm and a significant risk of actual transmission.

See Also: Criminal Justice, HIV
Victory! Iowa Supreme Court Reverses Conviction in Lambda Legal HIV Criminalization Case

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June 13, 2014

Today the Iowa Supreme Court set aside the conviction of Nick Rhoades, an HIV-positive Iowan who was initially sentenced to 25 years in prison, with required registration as a sex offender, after having a one-time sexual encounter with another man during which they used a condom.

See Also: Criminal Justice, HIV
Iowa Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument In Lambda Legal Case Challenging HIV-Based Conviction

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March 10, 2014

Today the Iowa Supreme Court heard arguments in Lambda Legal’s case representing Nick Rhoades, an HIV-positive Iowan in his appeal for post-conviction relief.
Editorial From the Des Moines Register: "Lawmakers Need to Revisit HIV Criminal Law"

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September 19, 2013

Iowa lawmakers are eager to pass laws criminalizing just about any activity. Yet they refuse to acknowledge when one of those laws turns out to be a mistake.

See Also: Criminal Justice, HIV, Nick Rhoades
Iowa Court Hears Lambda Legal HIV Criminalization Case

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September 11, 2013

The Iowa Court of Appeals heard arguments in Lambda Legal’s case representing Nick Rhoades, an HIV-positive Iowan who was initially sentenced to 25 years in prison with registration as a sex offender after having a one-time sexual encounter with another man during which they used a condom.

See Also: Criminal Justice, HIV
Lambda Legal Urges Congress to Pass the REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act

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May 8, 2013

Lambda Legal is voicing its support the REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act, which would encourage states to reconsider laws and practices that unfairly target people with HIV for consensual sex and conduct that poses no real risk of HIV transmission.

See Also: Discrimination, HIV, U.S. House of Representatives
When Consensual Sex Is a Crime

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December 7, 2012

Lambda Legal client Nick Rhoades was sentenced to 25 years in prison for practicing safe sex. He along with Lambda Legal HIV Project Director Scott Schoettes spoke with Sanjay Gupta of CNN.

See Also: HIV, Lambda Legal in the News, Rhoades v. Iowa