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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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Active Case

PFLAG v. Trump

Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union, 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

  • Health Care
  • Trans Rights
  • Youth
  • United States
Active Case

Soe v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners

Lambda Legal and the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School filed suit on Jan. 8,...

Case Filed: 01/08/2024

Court: Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans

  • Health Care
  • Trans Rights
  • Youth
  • Louisiana
Active Case

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

  • Trans Rights
  • Health Care
  • Students' Rights
  • Youth
  • North Carolina
Active Case

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

  • Trans Rights
  • Health Care
  • Students' Rights
  • Missouri
Active Case

Loe, et al. v. Texas, et al.

Lambda Legal, the ACLU, the ACLU of Texas, and the Transgender Law Center, along with the law firms Scott, Douglass...

Case Filed: 07/13/2023

Court: Supreme Court of Texas

  • Trans Rights
  • Health Care
  • Texas
Active Case

A.B. v. Premera Blue Cross

Lambda Legal, Sirianni Youtz Spoonemore Hamburger PLLC, and QLaw Foundation of Washington filed a federal class action lawsuit on behalf...

Case Filed: 06/27/2023

Court: U.S District Court for the Western District of Washington

  • Health Care
  • Trans Rights
  • Washington
Active Case

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

  • Trans Rights
  • Health Care
  • Students' Rights
  • Montana
Active Case

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

  • Trans Rights
  • Health Care
  • Students' Rights
Closed Case

Southampton Community Healthcare v. Bailey

Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri (ACLU-MO) and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP filed a petition seeking...

Case Filed: 04/24/2023

Court: St. Louis County Court

  • Trans Rights
  • Health Care
  • Missouri
Active Case

L.W. et al v. Skrmetti et al 

Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Tennessee, and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP are...

Case Filed: 04/21/2023

Court: U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

  • Trans Rights
  • Youth
  • Health Care
  • Tennessee
Closed Case

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

  • Health Care
  • Trans Rights
  • United States
Active Case

Dekker, et al., v. Weida, et al.

LGBTQ+ and health advocacy groups filed a federal lawsuit today challenging Florida’s anti-transgender health care rule denying coverage for transgender...

Case Filed: 09/07/2022

Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida

  • Health Care
  • Trans Rights
  • Florida
Closed Case

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

  • Anti-LGBT Policies
  • Health Care
  • Trans Rights
  • Students' Rights
  • Alabama
Active Case

Yoakam v. Virginia Department of Corrections, et. al.

Lambda Legal represents Jason Yoakam, a transgender man incarcerated at Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women (FCCW) in Troy, Virginia. The...

Case Filed: 08/25/2021

Court: The United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia

  • Health Care
  • Trans Rights
  • Virginia
Active Case

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

  • Anti-LGBT Policies
  • Health Care
  • Seniors
  • Youth in Out-of-Home Care
  • United States