Published June, 2014

Rhoades v. State of Iowa (Iowa Supreme Court, June 13, 2014)

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On June 13, 2014, the Iowa Supreme Court set aside the conviction of Nick Rhoades, a man living with HIV 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. The Center for HIV Law and Policy filed a friend-of-the-court (amicus) brief in this case.

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Rhoades v. State of Iowa, Amicus Brief, Supreme Court of Iowa, National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors, The Center for HIV Law and Policy, HIV Law Project (2012)

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