Lambda Legal’s Case Work
For five decades and counting, Lambda Legal has proudly served as attorneys for the LGBTQ+ community and people living with HIV. Find out what’s on our docket right now—and go in depth on each of our current cases below.
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St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy
Lambda Legal filed an amicus brief to the United State Supreme Court in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, a case...
Case Filed: 08/31/2026
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
American Association of University Professors, et al. v. Creighton, et al.
The Texas Tech University System Chancellor Brandon Creighton has imposed censorship policies targeting LGBTQ+ and Black faculty and classroom instruction....
Case Filed: 07/08/2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division
The American Academy of HIV Medicine et al. v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services et al.
HHS issued funding restrictions that prohibit the use of Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program funds for gender-affirming care for transgender people living with HIV....
Case Filed: 06/10/2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Coe, et. al. v. Blanche, et. al.
The Trump Administration has attempted to gain access to the health information of transgender youth who received gender-affirming medical care...
Case Filed: 06/02/2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Jackson-Edney v. Labrador
Idaho is criminalizing transgender residents for using public restrooms. Lambda Legal is in federal court to strike down the law...
Case Filed: 04/30/2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho
Gilbert Baker Foundation v. U.S. Department of the Interior
The Trump Administration tore down the Pride flag from the birthplace of the LGBTQ+ rights movement. Lambda Legal fought back—and...
Case Filed: 02/18/2026
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Decision: Victory
Tucker, et al. v. Utah Department of Corrections, et al.
The Utah Department of Corrections has denied medically necessary care to five incarcerated transgender people. Lambda Legal is challenging the...
Case Filed: 01/16/2026
Court: United States District Court for the District of Utah
De la Fuente Díaz v. González Colón
Puerto Rico refuses to issue accurate birth certificates to nonbinary people. Lambda Legal is in court to affirm their right...
Case Filed: 10/01/2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Jones v. Critchfield
Idaho House Bill 264 bars transgender people from using college restrooms that match their gender identity. Lambda Legal is fighting...
Case Filed: 08/01/2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho
GLMA v. National Institutes of Health
The NIH is dismantling decades of LGBTQI+ health research. Lambda Legal is fighting to restore the funding and the science....
Case Filed: 05/20/2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Wagoner v. Winkelman, Commissioner, Alaska Department of Corrections
The Alaska Department of Corrections denied medically necessary care for an incarcerated transgender woman. Lambda Legal joined her case to...
Case Filed: 05/01/2025
Court: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Schlacter et. al. v. U.S. Department of State et. al.
The Trump Administration is forcing transgender Americans to carry inaccurate passports that put them at risk. Lambda Legal is fighting...
Case Filed: 04/25/2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
San Francisco AIDS Foundation v. Trump
Three Trump executive orders are defunding life-saving health services and erasing transgender people from public life. Lambda Legal is in...
Case Filed: 02/20/2025
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
National Urban League v. Trump
Trump executive orders are stripping funding from organizations that provide HIV care, fair housing, and civil rights protections. Lambda Legal...
Case Filed: 02/19/2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Shilling v. United States
The Trump Administration banned transgender people from serving their country. Lambda Legal is challenging that discrimination in federal court. Lambda...
Case Filed: 02/06/2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington