Latest Breaking News On - Republican dominant tennessee - Page 4 : comparemela.com

Tennessee would no longer be the only U.S. state to impose a lifetime registration as a “violent sex offender” on anyone convicted of engaging in sex work while living with HIV under a proposal that advanced Tuesday in the legislature. The controversial statute still on the books is being challenged in federal court by LGBTQ+ and civil rights advocates. The U.S. Department of Justice has also weighed in on the decades-old law after completing an investigation in December, saying that it violates the Americans with Disabilities Act and called on the state to repeal the measure.

United statesShelby countyNew jerseyJane doeBill leeSenate judiciary committee onUs department of justiceCenters for diseaseDisabilities actPage walleyDisease controlRepublican dominant tennesseeSenate judiciary committee