The state of Tennessee will remove the names of individuals convicted of prostitution while carrying human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from the sex offender registry after settling lawsuits over the matter.
The settlement agreement, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee on July 17, covers separate lawsuits filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) alongside the Transgender Law Center.
