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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Moses v. King
Case arguing to return primary custody of a child to mother after she lost it because she is a lesbian
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Fields v. Smith
Case challenging a Wisconsin law that bars access to hormone therapy or sex reassignment surgery for prison inmates and others...
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Decision: Victory
Doust v. Doe
Case representing man refused dental care because he has HIV.
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: New Jersey Superior Court
Log Cabin Republicans v. United States of America
Amicus brief filed in support of challenge to U.S. military “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Caldwell v. SkyWest Airlines, Inc.; Delta Airlines, Inc.
Case winning equal travel benefits for spouses of lesbian and gay employees of SkyWest Airlines.
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court:
Decision: Victory
Kaufman v. Virginia Department of Social Services
Case seeking the right for a lesbian woman to adopt her second child
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court:
Decision: Victory
Munson v. Del Taco, Inc.
(Amicus) Case seeking to ensure effective access to antidiscrimination protections in business establishments for disabled Californians, including people living with...
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court:
Taylor v. Rice
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Decision: Landmark Case
Couture v. Bonfils Memorial Blood Center
Employment discrimination case under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in which court did not reach issue of whether person...
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
In re John Carl
Case representing HIV positive man denied kidney transplant.
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court:
Decision: Victory
Roe v. City of Atlanta
Case in which a man living with HIV challenged the Atlanta Police Department’s refusal to hire HIV-positive police officers.
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court:
Decision: Victory
Kerrigan v. State of Connecticut
(Amicus) Case seeking the right for same-sex couples to marry in Connecticut
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Decision: Landmark Case
Murray
Matter of an individual who was denied eligibility for transplant procedure because of his HIV status
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
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T.B. v. L.R.M.
Case arguing to protect the rights of gay and lesbian parents to be fully recognized as such, even if they...
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: Pennsylvania Superior Court
Decision: Victory
Ohio v. Bird
Friend-of-the-court brief in support of a man living with HIV who was convicted of committing assault with a deadly weapon...
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: Ohio Supreme Court