Trump Administration Can't Dodge Suit Over Military HIV Policy
- Federal judge denied government request to dismiss case
- U.S. was sued over a policy that will discharge HIV+ soldiers
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A federal judge denied the Trump administration’s request to throw out a lawsuit over a new military-readiness policy that could result in all service members who are HIV positive being fired starting Oct. 1.
U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema on Friday said it’s too soon to tell if the government has a good reason for its new “Deploy or Get Out!” directive, which aims to weed out soldiers who can’t deploy overseas for more than 12 consecutive months for any reason, including HIV status.