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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United States v. Marcum
(Amicus) Landmark case challenging the military’s sodomy law in the wake of Lawrence v. Texas which overturned all remaining sodomy...
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
Decision: Landmark Case
Debra H. v. Janice R.
Case on behalf of a nonbiological mother seeking custody and visitation rights with and to provide financial support to the...
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: New York State Court of Appeals
Matter of the Estate of Ranftle v. Leiby
Case defending a man’s right to the estate of his deceased spouse with New York’s long-standing law respecting out-of-state marriages...
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court:
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
Lewis v. Harris
Case seeking the right to marry for same-sex couples in New Jersey
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
Pratt v. Indian River Central School District et al.
Case on behalf of a brother and sister challenging antigay harassment, discrimination and censorship by school officials.
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
Varnum v. Brien
Case that won the right for same-sex couples to marry in Iowa
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: Iowa Supreme Court
Decision: Landmark Case
L.P. v. Philadelphia, et al.
Case representing a transgender girl subjected to verbal and physical abuse because of her sexual orientation, gender identity, sex and...
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: City of Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations
Esquivel v. Oregon
Transgender rights case in which a state employee was denied insurance coverage for medically necessary surgery on the basis of...
Case Filed: 12/01/2010
Court:
Decision: Victory
Young v. Lingle
Case seeking civil unions for same-sex couples in Hawai`i.
Case Filed: 07/29/2010
Court: The First Circuit Court of the State of Hawai`i
Franke v. Parkstone Living Center, Inc.
Case brought against assisted living facility on behalf of retiree and his daughter, after the facility evicted the retiree because...
Case Filed: 05/12/2009
Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas
Central Alabama Pride, Inc. v. Larry Langford
Case on behalf of Central Alabama Pride, a gay group that was denied its free speech rights when the Birmingham...
Case Filed: 02/20/2009
Court: U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
Strauss v. Horton
A lawsuit contending that Proposition 8 is not a valid initiative because it improperly attempts to undo the California Constitution’s...
Case Filed: 11/05/2008
Court: California State Supreme Court
Giles v. City of Johnson City, et al.
Case filed against Johnson City, Tennessee and its police chief on behalf of a man who unfairly had his photo...
Case Filed: 09/30/2008
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Bloem v. Montgomery County Board of Elections
Case filed in an attempt by plaintiffs to undermine Lambda Legal’s Maryland Court of Appeals victory inDoe v. Montgomery County...
Case Filed: 09/25/2008
Court: Montgomery County Circuit Court