Lawyers

• Canadian Advocacy Groups: People Who Choose Not to Reveal HIV Status to Partners Are Not Criminals

  In Canada, people with HIV are required by the law to disclose their health condition to their partners before engaging in any sexual activity; however, advocacy groups are fighting to change the rules.

• Prince died of AIDS, US tabloid claims; Possible lawsuit from estate?

  Prince Rogers Nelson, otherwise known professionally as Prince, was found dead in his Minneapolis home on April 21 and triggered numerous speculations regarding the cause of death. A US tabloid publication claimed that he died of aids and was diagnosed with HIV months prior. It was reported that a libel lawsuit from Prince’s Estate could be possible.

• Pennsylvania Legalized Medical Marijuana After The Bill Was Signed Into Law on Sunday

  The U.S. state of Pennsylvania has legalized the use of medical marijuana, as stated in a bill signed by Governor Wolf on Sunday. The bill regulates the whole process of medical marijuana uses, from certifying growers to identifying patients that would get access to the medical marijuana.

• Court of Appeals sides with Botswana’s gay rights’ group

  Court of Appeals upheld a 2014 High Court decision to allow LGBT individuals to register LEGABIBO. The court dismissed the governments appeal to ban the LGBT group.

• South Africa Mayor defends Virginity scholarship from criticisms

  South Africa Mayor Mazibuko defends her decision to award a Maiden Bursary Award to 16 young women from the Kwazulu- Natal province who remains a virgin amidst all the issues the country has on HIV.

• US Congress lifts funding ban for needle exchange programs

  The Congress has quitely lifted the funding ban on needle exchange programs in late December. The programs allow people to obtain clean needles for little to no cost.

• Charlie Sheen says paid millions to blackmailers to keep HIV secret

  Charlie Sheen, the wayward star of U.S. television comedy "Two and A Half Men," said on Tuesday he was diagnosed as HIV positive some four years ago and had been extorted for more than $10 million to keep the information quiet.

• Elder Boston bomber was cruel, dominating, witnesses testify

  The older of the two brothers in the Boston Marathon bombing was a controlling boyfriend who terrified his future wife's friends but held great influence in his family, witnesses testified as lawyers fought to save the younger brother's life.

• Despite Hillary Clinton promise, charity did not disclose donors

  In 2008, Hillary Clinton promised Barack Obama, the president-elect, there would be no mystery about who was giving money to her family's globe-circling charities. She made a pledge to publish all the donors on an annual basis to ease concerns that as secretary of state she could be vulnerable to accusations of foreign influence.

• FDA commissioner to stand down after six years: sources

  Dr. Margaret Hamburg, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), who for almost six years has overseen public health initiatives ranging from tobacco control and food safety to personalized medicine, disease control and drug approvals, is stepping down, according to a person briefed on the matter.

• Pennsylvania con artist on trial for Texas oil scam

  A convicted scam artist went on trial in Pennsylvania on Wednesday charged with bilking investors out of $323,000 in a Texas oil development ruse that federal prosecutors say he ran out of his condominium in the Poconos.

• Botswana gay rights group wins legal recognition

  A Botswana judge overturned a government ban on a gay rights lobbying group on Friday, a rare victory for African gay rights campaigners on a continent where homosexuality remains highly contentious.

• Rousseff puts Cardoso, 83, at core of Brazil's election battle

  Under pressure in Brazil's closest election race in decades, President Dilma Rousseff is centering her campaign around a familiar bogeyman - an 83-year-old former president associated with a more turbulent, elitist era.