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ACLU Praises Arkansas Board of Cosmetology for Quickly Confirming that People With HIV Are Not Barred From Practicing Cosmetology (06/02/2005)
LITTLE ROCK -- In response to a letter sent today by the American Civil Liberties Union, the Arkansas Board of Cosmetology quickly confirmed that people with HIV are not barred from practicing cosmetology in the state. The ACLU sent the letter after the Paragould-based cosmetology school, Hair Tech Beauty College, expelled an HIV-positive student, claiming it was illegal for people with HIV to practice cosmetology.

ACLU Urges State to Clarify Regulation Used by Cosmetology School to Justify Kicking Out HIV Positive Student (06/02/2005)
LITTLE ROCK -- The American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to the Arkansas Board of Cosmetology today asking it to clarify a state regulation that has been used as the justification by a Paragould-based cosmetology school to expel an HIV-positive student.

Lives of HIV Positive Prisoners in Mississippi Saved By Lawsuit, Says the ACLU (04/01/2005)
JACKSON, MS- The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded the dramatic improvements in medical treatment and living conditions for hundreds of HIV positive Mississippi prisoners as a result of litigation that concluded yesterday.

ACLU Tells Federal Appeals Court that HIV Positive Health Care Workers Pose No Threat to Others (01/06/2005)
DENVER - The American Civil Liberties Union filed a friend-of-the-court brief before the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit today urging the court to allow a discrimination suit to go forward that was brought by a phlebotomist who was fired after notifying his employer that he was HIV positive.

NYCLU Criticizes Ban on Condom Demonstrations in Sex Education Classes in New York (08/27/2004)
NEW YORK -- The New York Civil Liberties Union today praised the New York City Department of Education for revising the sex education curriculum but criticized its refusal to include recommended condom demonstrations in a new curriculum.

ACLU Criticizes the CDC for Proposed Changes in Guidelines on AIDS-Related Materials (08/17/2004)
NEW YORK - In a letter submitted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Civil Liberties Union denounced suggested revisions to the agency's content guidelines for HIV/AIDS materials, which regulate the messages that HIV prevention organizations receiving federal funds can use in materials aimed at preventing HIV transmission. The new guidelines would require organizations to present HIV prevention materials for review by state and local health officials, who could be partisan, elected officials with no expertise in HIV issues and prevention.

Court Order Ends Discrimination Against HIV+ Prisoners in Mississippi, ACLU Welcomes Hard Fought Reform (06/17/2004)
JACKSON, MS-The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded a federal court order that finally ends all sanctioned discrimination against prisoners with HIV/AIDS who are banned from participation in community work programs because of their illness.

ACLU Blasts Ohio Correction Center for Refusing to Administer HIV Medication to Inmate (01/16/2004)
COLUMBUS, OH - The Franklin County Correction Center is refusing to administer time-sensitive HIV medication to an inmate serving time in the facility, ignoring a letter sent by the American Civil Liberties Union informing administrators at the facility of the inmate's condition and need for the medication, the ACLU said today.

ACLU Survey Reveals Massive Civil Rights Violations Against People With HIV/AIDS (11/13/2003)
NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union today released a survey, HIV & Civil Rights: A Report from the Frontlines of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic, which details widespread civil rights violations throughout the U.S. against people with HIV/AIDS. The survey was compiled from interviews over the past two years with community-based AIDS service providers from across the country.

ACLU of Florida Demands Recall of State Health Department's Religious AIDS Brochure (04/03/2003)
MIAMI--Saying that it is inappropriate for a public health agency to distribute religious material, the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida today called upon Florida health department officials to immediately recall AIDS education brochures that contain Biblical references and ask readers to "answer Jesus' call" by reaching out to people with HIV and AIDS.

ACLU Urges Calm and Caution, Warns Against Witch-Hunt In Escalating South Dakota HIV Transmission Investigations (05/03/2002)
SIOUX FALLS, SD -- As 18-year university student Nikko Biteramos of Huron faces several counts of having sex without disclosing that he has HIV -- and with an Aberdeen man set to appear in court today facing similar charges -- the American Civil Liberties Union today said state officials and the public should proceed with concern, calm and caution.