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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Iowa Safe Schools, et al v. Reynolds
Lambda Legal, the ACLU of Iowa, and the law firm Jenner & Block LLP filed a lawsuit in federal court...
Case Filed: 11/28/2023
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, Central Division
Voe v. Mansfield
Lambda Legal and the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) sued the State of North Carolina to block implementation of a...
Case Filed: 10/11/2023
Court: District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
Noe, et al. v. Parson, et al.
Lambda Legal, the ACLU of Missouri, and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP filed a lawsuit in Cole County Circuit court...
Case Filed: 07/25/2023
Court: Circuit Court of Cole County State of Missouri
Roe, et al. v. Critchfield, et al.
Lambda Legal, Munger Tolles & Olson LLP, and Alturas Law Group, PLLC filed a federal lawsuit against the Idaho State...
Case Filed: 07/07/2023
Court: United States District Court for the District of Idaho
van Garderen v. State of Montana
In a lawsuit filed by Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Montana, and Perkins Coie, two...
Case Filed: 05/09/2023
Court: Fourth Judicial District Court Missoula County
Poe et.al. v. Drummond et.al.
In a lawsuit filed by Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Oklahoma, and the law firm...
Case Filed: 05/02/2023
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
Bridge v. Oklahoma State Department of Education
Lambda Legal, the ACLU, and the ACLU of Oklahoma have brought a legal challenge on behalf of three transgender students...
Case Filed: 09/13/2022
Court: District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
PFLAG v. Abbott
Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the ACLU of Texas, along with Texas-based law firm Baker Botts LLP,...
Case Filed: 06/08/2022
Court: District Court of Travis County, Texas
Walker v. Marshall
Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of two Alabama families challenging the felony health care ban, a state law...
Case Filed: 04/11/2022
Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, Northern Division
Doe v. Abbott
Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Texas, and the law firm Baker Botts LLP asked a Texas...
Case Filed: 03/01/2022
Court: District Court of Travis County, Texas
L.E. v. Lee
In November 2021, Lambda Legal along with co-counsel filed a lawsuit on behalf of 14-year-old Luc Esquivel who is banned...
Case Filed: 11/04/2021
Court: U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
B.P.J. v. West Virginia State Board of Education
“I know how hurtful a law like this is to all kids like me who just want to play sports...
Case Filed: 06/04/2021
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
B.L. vs. Mahanoy Area School District
School districts must be able to address legitimately harmful speech such as bullying, harassment, and threats of violence- whether or...
Case Filed: 03/31/2021
Court: The United States Supreme Court
Gender and Sexuality Alliance v. Spearman
Lambda Legal and the National Center for Lesbian Rights, along with private counsel Womble Bond Dickinson, Brazil & Burke, and...
Case Filed: 02/26/2020
Court: United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, Charleston Division
M.H.W. v. Cuomo
Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit challenging New York State’s policy categorically prohibiting transgender minors from correcting the sex designation...
Case Filed: 01/07/2020
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of New York