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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Immigration Equality v. DHS
Lambda Legal and Immigration Equality, along with co-counsel Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, filed a federal lawsuit challenging the...
Case Filed: 12/20/2020
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Kiviti v. Pompeo
Lambda Legal, with Immigration Equality and pro bono counsel Morgan Lewis, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of...
Case Filed: 09/12/2019
Court: U.S. District Court of Maryland
Mize v. Pompeo
Lambda Legal, with Immigration Equality, and pro bono counsel Morgan Lewis, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for...
Case Filed: 09/12/2019
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia Atlanta Division
Trump v. Hawaii
Lambda Legal joined other civil rights organizations in submitting an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Case Filed: 02/24/2018
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump
Lambda Legal joined allied religious and civil-rights organizations and members of the clergy in submitting an amicus brief to the...
Case Filed: 09/20/2017
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
In Re Anthony
Lambda Legal and the Center for HIV Law & Policy (CHLP), joined by eight other civil rights organizations, have submitted...
Case Filed: 08/20/2013
Court: Board of Immigration Appeals
In the Matter of Ramirez
Amicus brief to the Board of Immigration Appeals in support of Jose Luis Ramirez, an HIV-positive immigrant contesting an Immigration...
Case Filed: 04/11/2013
Court: Board of Immigration Appeals
Lopez Berera v. Holder
Amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit in support of asylum protection for Karolina Lopez...
Case Filed: 04/20/2012
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Arizona v. United States
Amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States supporting an injunction against key provisions of Arizona SB 1070.
Case Filed: 03/27/2012
Court: U.S. Supreme Court
Soto Vega v. Gonzales
Case arguing for a Mexican man to receive asylum in the United States after suffering severe antigay harassment and abuse...
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decision: Victory
In the Matter of Alcota
Amicus brief criticizing the denial of immigration relief for the wife of a U.S. citizen.
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: Board of Immigration Appeals
Decision: Victory
In re Y.S.
(Amicus) Case arguing for a gay man to receive asylum to avoid persecution in his native country because of his...
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: Second Circuit Court of Appeals