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Transportation Security Administration Refused To Hire Qualified Baggage Screener Because He Has HIV (06/11/2009)
MIAMI – The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a complaint with the Transportation Security Administration on behalf of an Air Force Veteran who was refused a job as a baggage screener with the Transportation Security Administration because he has HIV.

ACLU Lawsuit Charges U.S. Department of State Discriminated Against Former Veteran Because He Has HIV (01/12/2009)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. State Department and its contractor Triple Canopy, Inc., of Herndon, Virginia, are denying responsibility for refusing a job to a decorated Special Forces veteran because he has HIV. The veteran, who is represented in a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union, was denied a security job with Triple Canopy under its contract to protect the U.S. Embassy in Haiti for the State Department. A motion filed by Triple Canopy late Friday confirms that the State Department contract required a negative HIV test for all employees. The ACLU charges that this requirement violates the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans for Disabilities Act.

Peace Corps Agrees To Stop Discriminating Against Volunteers With HIV (07/30/2008)
NEW YORK – After pressure from the American Civil Liberties Union, the Peace Corps has agreed that it will no longer terminate volunteers just because they have HIV. The ACLU demanded the policy change on behalf of a volunteer who was sent home from his post in the Ukraine and terminated after he tested positive for the disease.

Ban on HIV/AIDS Travelers is Discrimination (07/24/2008)
Washington, DC – Today the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on a bill to reauthorize the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program, a presidential initiative to combat the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. Since the House is taking up the Senate bill, it will go straight to the president for signature. The American Civil Liberties Union strongly supports a PEPFAR provision ending the ban on HIV-positive travelers and immigrants and opposes any efforts on the House floor to strike this provision.

ACLU Tells Peace Corps To Stop Barring People With HIV From Serving As Volunteers (04/21/2008)
NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to the Peace Corps today demanding that it change its policy of barring people with HIV from serving as volunteers. The ACLU sent the letter on behalf of a Denver volunteer who was sent home from his post in the Ukraine and terminated after he tested positive for HIV.

TSA HIV Discrimination - Complaint (06/11/2009)

TSA HIV Discrimination - Medical Rejection Letter (04/28/2009)

Doe v. Rice - Triple Canopy Motion to Dismiss (01/12/2009)

Doe v. Rice - Secretary of State's Answer (12/30/2008)
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's answer to plaintiff's complaint in Doe v. Rice.

Doe v. Rice - Complaint (12/23/2008)

Doe v. A Nebraska Restaurant (11/13/2003)
This is the original state complaint in the case of Priscilla Doe v. A Nebraska Restaurant, an HIV discrimination case

Estate of Claude Green v. Robert Bowman - Case Background (03/02/2006)

Couture v. Belle Bonfils (04/13/2005)

HIV & Civil Rights
Know Your Rights in the Workplace (11/21/2006)

HIV & Civil Rights
Know Your Rights in the Workplace (11/21/2006)

TSA HIV Discrimination - Case Profile (06/11/2009)

Doe v. Clinton - Case Profile (12/23/2008)
HIV employment discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. State Department and its contractors.

HIV Advocacy on Behalf of Peace Corps Volunteer (04/21/2008)

Estate of Claude Green v. Robert Bowman - Case Profile (02/27/2006)

Dugas - Arkansas Board of Cosmetology (06/02/2005)
Allan Dugas was kicked out of cosmetology school because of his HIV status. SETTLED