Fwd: [RectalMicro IRMA] Prostitution Pledge case wins on appeal

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From: Jim Pickett <JPickett@aidschicago.org>
Date: Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 11:08 PM
Subject: [RectalMicro IRMA] Prostitution Pledge case wins on appeal
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More on this important news.

The full decision is here:

http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/11e51f0b-8781-4661-b383-d5d3dc77096b/2/doc/08-4917_complete_opn.pdf#xml=http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/11e51f0b-8781-4661-b383-d5d3dc77096b/2/hilite/

 

Appeals court in NYC rules First Amendment prevents US from requiring anti-prostitution pledge

By Associated Press, Updated: Wednesday, July 6, 1:33 PM

NEW YORK — A federal appeals court has ruled that the United States cannot force partners in its international fight against AIDS to denounce prostitution as a condition for receiving funding.

The 2-to-1 ruling by the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York on Wednesday upheld a lower court decision that found in favor of three health organizations. The groups had sued the government in 2005. They had noted that some organizations advocate for a reduction in penalties for prostitution to prevent interference with outreach efforts.

The U.S. government had required that organizations seeking government funding publicly announce that they oppose prostitution and sex trafficking. The ruling differed from a 2007 ruling of a federal appeals court in Washington. A judge who dissented urged the Supreme Court to decide the issue.

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