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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Coe, et. al. v. Blanche, et. al.
Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed a federal class...
Case Filed: 06/02/2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Gilbert Baker Foundation v. U.S. Department of the Interior
Lambda Legal and Washington Litigation Group filed this case in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New...
Case Filed: 02/18/2026
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Decision: Victory
GLMA v. National Institutes of Health
Lambda Legal, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, and Crowell & Moring LLP filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District...
Case Filed: 05/20/2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Schlacter et. al. v. U.S. Department of State et. al.
Lambda Legal filed this case in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. We are challenging a Trump...
Case Filed: 04/25/2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
San Francisco AIDS Foundation v. Trump
Multiple LGBTQ, Health, and HIV organizations sued the Trump Administration represented by Lambda Legal challenging three executive orders that together...
Case Filed: 02/20/2025
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
National Urban League v. Trump
Lambda Legal and the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), along with co-counsel Covington & Burling, LLP filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District...
Case Filed: 02/19/2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Shilling v. United States
Lambda Legal, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, and Perkins Coie filed this case in the U.S. District Court for the...
Case Filed: 02/06/2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
PFLAG v. Trump
Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the ACLU of Maryland, joined by pro-bono co-counsel Hogan Lovells and Jenner...
Case Filed: 02/04/2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Kennedy v. Braidwood
This case was formerly named ‘Braidwood v. Becerra.’ Kennedy v. Braidwood is a challenge to the Affordable Care Act’s coverage mandate....
Case Filed: 10/21/2024
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Gloria Johnson, et al., on Behalf of Themselves and All Other Similarly Situated
Lambda Legal filed an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Grants Pass v. Johnson, a case addressing whether...
Case Filed: 04/19/2024
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Baldwin v. Nevada System of Higher Education and Public Employees’ Benefits Program
Lambda Legal filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of Alexandra “Lexa” Baldwin, a transgender...
Case Filed: 11/11/2022
Court: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Decision: Victory
Wilkins v. Hegseth (Formerly Wilkins v. Austin)
Lambda Legal filed a legal challenge to the U.S. Military policy that prevents people living with HIV from enlisting in...
Case Filed: 11/10/2022
Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Easter v. HHS
Lambda Legal and Americans United for Separation of Church and State, together with the law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe...
Case Filed: 10/13/2021
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Decision: Victory
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
Facing Foster Care in Alaska v. HHS
Plaintiffs Facing Foster Care in Alaska (FFCA), Family Equality, True Colors United, Inc., and Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders...
Case Filed: 02/10/2021
Court: The United States District Court for the District of Columbia