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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Freeman et al. v. Parker and City of Houston
Federal lawsuit on behalf of three City of Houston employees stripped of spousal health coverage benefits for their same-sex spouses.
Case Filed: 12/26/2013
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Frost v. Hesperia Unified School District
Case representing non-closeted lesbian high school English teacher whose contract was not renewed at a Southern California high school after...
Case Filed: 11/19/2013
Court: San Bernardino County Superior Court, California
McCreery v. Don’s Valley Market
Transgender employment discrimination case in which a transgender woman was fired after she told her boss she would be transitioning.
Case Filed: 09/24/2013
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Decision: Victory
Harris v. Millennium Hotel
Case representing same-sex partner of shooting victim seeking survivor benefits in Alaska.
Case Filed: 09/19/2012
Court: Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board
Decision: Victory
Selby and Ballard v. Baltimore County
Case arguing that Baltimore County respect the out-of-state marriage of county employees and provide spousal benefits to married same-sex couples.
Case Filed: 12/15/2011
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Hickman v. Donna Curry Investments, LLC, et al.
Man fired from a Subway restaurant after disclosing his HIV status
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: United States District Court for the District of Nevada
Decision: Victory
Lopez v. River Oaks
Case arguing federal discrimination after a woman has job offer rescinded because she is transgender
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: Federal Court of the Southern District of Texas
Matter of Kyle Smith
Case arguing against the Foreign Service’s policy of not hiring anyone who is HIV positive.
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
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Matter of Matthew Cusick and Cirque du Soleil
Groundbreaking case arguing against Cirque du Soleil’s decision to fire an employee because of his HIV status
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
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Decision: Landmark Case
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
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
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Decision: Victory
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
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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
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Decision: Victory
Saavedra v. Nodak Enterprises
Case representing a skilled glass worker who was fired because his employer claimed his HIV status posed a “direct threat”...
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
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Shahar v. Bowers
Case arguing against the discriminatory firing of a lesbian attorney
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
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