Tracking Trump
Lambda Legal is fighting back in the courts for LGBTQ+ people and everyone living with HIV.
- 6open cases against the Trump administration, focusing on trans rights, DEI, and more below.
- 2preliminary injunctions granted in current cases regarding the military and health care.
- 86%success rate against the last Trump administration
Spotlight Cases
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Open
Filed: (2025)
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Open
Filed: (2025)
U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California
Open
Filed: (2025)
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Open
Filed: (2025)
U.S. District Court-Western District of Washington
Open
Filed: (2025)
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Open
Filed: (2025)
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Closed
Filed: (2021)
United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Closed
Filed: (2020)
United States District Court Northern District of California
Closed
Filed: (2020)
United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division
Closed
Filed: (2020)
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Closed
Filed: (2020)
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Closed
Filed: (2020)
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Closed
Filed: (2018)
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Northern Division
Closed
Filed: (2018)
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Closed
Filed: (2017)
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Closed
Filed: (2017)
Our Issue Areas
Learn more about the different issues Lambda Legal focuses on in our fight for legal and lived equality for the LGBTQ+ community and everyone living with HIV.
Meet the People Beyond the Uniform
Lambda Legal proudly launched “Beyond the Uniform: Meet the People Behind the Service in These Intimate Portraits of Resilience,” a compelling portrait and audio series debuting over Memorial Day weekend. This innovative multimedia exhibition showcases the plaintiffs in the Shilling v. Trump case through photography paired with intimate audio recordings that reveal their values, relationships, and experiences outside their military roles.
News
May 22, 2025
Lambda Legal Asks Court to Block Anti-Equity Threats to Critical LGBTQ, HIV, and Health Programs and Services
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May 22, 2025
Lambda Legal Calls on U.S. Senate to Reject Budget Bill Explicitly Targeting LGBTQ+ Community
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May 20, 2025
Lambda Legal Sues National Institutes of Health over Terminating Critical Research Grants Relating to LGBTQI+ Health
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May 15, 2025
Lambda Legal Asks Court to Block Trump Administration’s Discriminatory Passport Policy
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Lambda Legal welcomes inquiries from journalists covering our court cases and LGBTQ+ and HIV rights issues. To connect with our media contacts, email media@lambdalegal.org.
We know how to win
We successfully blocked multiple attacks on our communities during the first Trump administration, and we are prepared to do so again.