"DOJ Files Lawsuit Against Tennessee Over HIV Discrimination Law"

The U.S. Justice Department has sued Tennessee over a law that imposes harsher penalties on HIV-positive individuals convicted of sex work, arguing that it violates the Americans with Disabilities Act. The law requires lifetime registration as a "violent sex offender" for those convicted, regardless of whether they knew they could transmit the disease. The lawsuit seeks to stop enforcing the law, remove convictions from the sex offender registry, and expunge them. The state attorney general's office will review the complaint.