Fourth Circuit Blocks Discharge of HIV-Positive Airmen
RICHMOND, Va. (CN) – The Fourth Circuit on Friday upheld a ruling that blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to discharge Air Force members because of their HIV-positive status.
Lambda Legal, the Modern Military Association of America and attorneys with Winston & Strawn sued the Defense Department and several officials in December 2018 on behalf of two U.S. airmen who were told they would be forced out of the military for testing positive for HIV.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Lovelady)
Last February, a federal judge in Virginia granted their request for a preliminary injunction and halted the Trump administration’s discharge policies while the lawsuit proceeded.
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