CHLP fights stigma and discrimination at the intersection of HIV, race, health status, disability, class, sexuality and gender identity and expression, with a focus on criminal and public health systems. As part of this work, we support movement building that amplifies the power of individuals and communities to mobilize for change rooted in racial, gender and economic justice. We do this through legal advocacy, high-impact policy initiatives, and creation of cross-issue partnerships, networks, and resources.

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  1. Doe v. Deer Mountain Day Camp, Inc., 07 Civ. 5495 (S.D.N.Y. 2010)

    The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York held a children's camp liable under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for denying an HIV positive child admission solely based on his HIV status. In 2004, an HIV positive ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 5/8/2013 1:46pm

  2. U.S. v. Upham, 66 M.J. 83 (C.A.A.F. 2008), aff’g 64 M.J. 547 (C.G.Ct.Crim.App. 2006)

    This opinion involves an appeal from an aggravated assault conviction brought against an officer in the Coast Guard who allegedly had unprotected vaginal intercourse with a female officer without alerting her to the fact that he is HIV positive. It is the ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 6/16/2014 2:41pm

  3. U.S. v. Dacus, 66 M.J. 235 (C.A.A.F. 2008)

    A married army staff sergeant was charged with two counts of attempted murder in military court after it was discovered that he was having sex with women outside of his marriage without informing them that he is HIV positive. He wore a condom with one par ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 6/16/2014 2:02pm

  4. Client Acknowledgment Form, Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services (2007)

    This form is presented to individuals who test positive for HIV in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  After testing positive, clients are asked to sign and date the form, in the presence of a witness, attesting to the fact that they have been informed of behaviors tha ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 10/29/2018 4:19pm

  5. What You Need To Know About Missouri Laws On HIV, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (2008)

    The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services requires that all individuals who test positive for HIV sign – and initial every paragraph of – a form in which HIV-positive individuals must acknowledge potential criminal liability, punishable by 10 ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 10/29/2018 4:05pm

  6. Patient's Acknowledgment of Counseling of Positive HIV Status, Arkansas Department of Health, Bureau of Public Health Programs, AIDS/STD Division (1998)

    This form was created and used by the Arkansas Department of Health, Bureau of Public Health Programs to document the warning of persons after they have tested positive for HIV that their HIV status can be the basis of felony and misdemeanor charges if th ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 10/29/2018 3:57pm

  7. 10 Reasons Why Criminalization of HIV Exposure or Transmission Harms Women, Athena Network (2009)

    The authors conclude that HIV criminalization leads to negative public health outcomes, increased gender-based violence, and greater social and political inequalities for women. Because women are more likely to be the first to know their HIV status due to ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 12/3/2017 11:43am

  8. Rethinking HIV-Exposure Crimes, Margo Kaplan, Indiana Law Journal (2012)

    The following summary is the abstract of the article written by the author, Margo Kaplan. This article challenges the current legislative and scholarly approaches to HIV-exposure crimes and proposes an alternative framework to address their flaws. Twenty- ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 6/14/2017 11:22am

  9. Smith v. Milton Hershey School, First Amended Complaint, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania (Jan. 20, 2012)

    This amended complaint was filed January 20, 2012 by the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania, alleging that the Milton Hershey School in Hershey, Pa. has violated multiple anti-discrimination laws by refusing to enroll a 13-year-old pupil because he is HIV-p ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 12/7/2017 3:47pm

  10. Criminal Prosecutions for HIV Transmission: People Living With HIV Respond, C. Dodds and P. Keogh, International Journal of STD & AIDS (2006)

    This article reviews the product of focus group surveys conducted in the United Kingdom on the issue of criminal prosecutions for HIV exposure. The focus groups of individuals living with HIV were recruited to discuss their thoughts around the prosecution ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 8/16/2017 11:04am

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