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.
Showing 15 of 346 results
Moreau v. Qwest Communications, Inc.
Case charging Qwest Communications with failing to protect an employee from severe antigay harassment in the workplace
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court:
Shahar v. Bowers
Case arguing against the discriminatory firing of a lesbian attorney
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court:
Appling v. Doyle
Lawsuit brought by an antigay legal group attempting to strip away Wisconsin’s newly enacted domestic partnership registry for same-sex couples...
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: Dane County Circuit Court
Decision: Victory
In re Y.S.
(Amicus) Case arguing for a gay man to receive asylum to avoid persecution in his native country because of his...
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Jones v. Boring
Case arguing for the rights of a non-biological parent to receive primary custody of a child if biological parent is...
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decision: Victory
Morse v. Frederick
(Amicus) Case arguing for a student’s First Amendment right to freedom of expression
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: United States Supreme Court
Soto Vega v. Gonzales
Case arguing for a Mexican man to receive asylum in the United States after suffering severe antigay harassment and abuse...
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decision: Victory
Egan v. Fridlund-Horne
Case seeking to uphold non-biological mother’s right to have parenting time with her child.
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: Arizona Supreme Court
Gartner v. Newton
Case seeking to enforce the presumed-parentage statute that provides a birth certificate listing both parents for children born to all...
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: Iowa District Court for Polk County
Decision: Victory
In the Matter of J.D. Fairchild
Case seeking to maintain a joint custody agreement between two lesbian parents despite Ohio’s antigay amendment
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: Ohio Supreme Court
Decision: Victory
O’Leary v. University of Hawaii
Lawsuit alleging that the university discriminated against same-sex couple by rejecting their application for family housing.
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: Circuit court of the first circuit
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
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
Diaz v. Brewer (formerly Collins v. Brewer)
Case representing Arizona lesbian and gay state employees facing elimination of their domestic partner benefits.
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: United States District Court of Arizona