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Wilkins v. Austin

Wilkins v. Austin

Status:

Open

Court:

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Issues:

Anti-LGBTQ+ Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, HIV

Clients:
  • Isaiah Wilkins 
  • Anonymous clients, Carol Coe and Natalie Noe 
  • Minority Veterans of America 
Attorneys:

Lambda Legal 

  • Kara N. Ingelhart, Senior Attorney 
  • Shelly L. Skeen, Senior Attorney 
  • Gregory R. Nevins, Senior Counsel and Employment Fairness Project Director 

Winston & Strawn 

  • Amandeep Sidhu  
  • Bryce Cooper  
  • Robert Vlasis  
  • Lauren Gailey  
  • Dave Bujarski  
  • Hannah Shankman  

Scott Schoettes, Esq. 

Peter Perkowski, Esq 

Lambda Legal filed a legal challenge to the U.S. Military policy that prevents people living with HIV from enlisting in the U.S. Armed Forces. The discriminatory policy requires that applicants for appointment and enlistment, as well as individuals being inducted into the military Services, be screened for HIV and denied entry if they test positive.