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October 05, 2023
DOD Escapes Contempt Bid In HIV Policy Dispute
A Virginia federal judge has declined to rule the Pentagon in contempt for allegedly failing to abide by injunctions blocking its restrictive former policies for HIV-positive troops, saying a delay in scheduling training for one of the plaintiffs in an action challenging related DOD policies was not malicious.
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June 09, 2022
DOD Shifts HIV Policy, Won't Contest Court Rebuke
The U.S. Department of Defense waved the white flag in its legal battle with HIV-positive service members, unveiling new enlistment policies that would prevent certain, infected service members from being booted from the military or barred from promotions for their HIV-status.
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April 21, 2022
Judge Unseals Ruling Barring DOD Discharges For HIV Status
A Virginia federal judge on Thursday unsealed a decision stopping the U.S. Army and Air Force from discharging or blocking the promotions for asymptomatic HIV-positive servicemembers with undetectable viral loads, ruling that underlying HIV policies were "irreconcilable" with current medical evidence.
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April 06, 2022
DOD Can't Discharge Troops Under 'Irrational' HIV Policy
A Virginia federal judge on Wednesday issued a permanent injunction preventing the U.S. Department of Defense from discharging any asymptomatic HIV-positive service members with undetectable viral loads, siding with challengers who argued the policy unconstitutionally singled out those who are HIV-positive.
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March 30, 2020
LGBT Org Beats Pentagon's Shutout Bid In HIV Policy Suit
A Virginia federal court on Friday refused to shut out an advocacy organization from a National Guardsman and two Air Force members' suits accusing the U.S. Department of Defense of upholding a policy that unconstitutionally singles out HIV-positive service members.
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February 15, 2019
Judge Blocks Air Force Discharges For HIV-Positive Airmen
A Virginia federal judge on Friday blocked the pending discharge of HIV-positive airmen by the U.S. Air Force, ruling that its HIV policies are irrational and do not reflect the availability of modern HIV treatments.