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
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
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
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
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
PFLAG v. Trump
The Trump Administration is cutting off health care for transgender youth nationwide. Lambda Legal is in court to keep doctors...
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