As we prepare for a new administration, we need to make it clear that protecting the rights and dignity of people with HIV/AIDS must be a central part of a national AIDS strategy. More

CHLP is honored to host Derrick Bell, renowned legal scholar and prominent figure in the study of critical race theory, as a guest blog author on the topic of HIV and racial justice in the United States. More

“Housing Rights of People Living with HIV: A Primer” is the first in a series of primers on various legal issues as they pertain to people living with HIV/AIDS. More

CHLP Executive Director Catherine Hanssens represented CHLP on four separate topics at the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, August 3-8, 2008. More

Listen to an interview of CHLP Executive Director Catherine Hanssens at the AIDS 2008 conference, conducted by David Munar of the AIDS Foundation of Chicago. More

Woman denied services faced discrimination. More

The USPHS emphasizes that "[a]fter counseling and discussion, a pregnant woman’s informed choice . . . should be respected" and that "coercive and punitive policies are potentially counterproductive." More

"It is now time." More

Following consultation with individuals familiar with the healthcare and HIV/AIDS-related needs of incarcerated populations, the Center for HIV Law and Policy, Lambda Legal, and the AIDS Foundation of Chicago drafted a letter to CDC regarding its draft implementation guidance for HIV testing expansion in correctional settings. More

Proving its command of both substance and style, CHLP is unveiling the first of a series of upgrades to its website. More

On May 18 and 19, CHLP staff attorney Margo Kaplan was a presenter at the Voices 2008 Conference of the AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth, and Families. More

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Read the latest news and updates from the Center for HIV Law and Policy in its inaugural newsletter. Read the newsletter online or download the pdf.

On the advent of World AIDS Day, CHLP emphasized that rights violations that impede the response to the AIDS epidemic globally are also a critical problem in the United States. More

Drafted by a coalition of advocates to inform those working on expanded HIV testing proposals, this set of basic principles is a tool to help stimulate conversations, planning, and community input. More

Some of the new additions include good examples of ADA employment pleadings and briefs, and recently-released research on HIV testing and informed consent (showing that targeted HIV testing with counseling and informed consent is the most cost-effective approach to increasing the number of people who know their HIV status).

The National HIV/AIDS Partnership has recognized CHLP Executive Director Catherine Hanssens with a Red Ribbon Leadership Award for Policy. In a ceremony on December 1, World AIDS Day, Hanssens was among the recipients honored for superlative leadership More