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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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Closed Case

Minnesota v. Rick

In May 2009, Daniel James Rick had a sexual relationship with another man of unknown HIV status, D.B., in which...

Case Filed: 08/22/2013

Court: Minnesota Supreme Court

  • Anti-LGBT Policies
  • HIV
  • Minnesota
Closed Case

In the Matter of Ramirez

Amicus brief to the Board of Immigration Appeals in support of Jose Luis Ramirez, an HIV-positive immigrant contesting an Immigration...

Case Filed: 04/11/2013

Court: Board of Immigration Appeals

  • HIV
  • Immigration and Asylum
  • California
Landmark Case

Rhoades v. Iowa

HIV criminalization case where an HIV-positive man was sentenced to 25 years in prison and lifetime registration as a sex...

Case Filed: 06/14/2012

Court: Iowa Supreme Court

Decision: Landmark Case

  • HIV
  • Iowa
Closed Approximate Case

People v. Plunkett

Case involving a man who bit a police officer and whose saliva was ruled a “dangerous instrument” because he has...

Case Filed: 04/24/2012

Court: New York Court of Appeals

  • HIV
  • New York
Closed Case

Lopez Berera v. Holder

Amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit in support of asylum protection for Karolina Lopez...

Case Filed: 04/20/2012

Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

  • Criminal Legal System
  • Health Care
  • HIV
  • Immigration and Asylum
  • Trans Rights
Closed Case

Dept. of HHS v. Florida

U.S. Supreme Court case challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, a law that greatly expands access to health...

Case Filed: 01/13/2012

Court: U.S. Supreme Court

  • Health Care
  • HIV
Closed Case

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

Court:

  • Employment
  • HIV
  • Washington, D.C.
Landmark Case

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

Court:

Decision: Landmark Case

  • Employment
  • HIV
  • Nevada
Closed Case

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:

  • HIV
  • California
Closed Approximate Case

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

  • Employment
  • HIV
  • Georgia
Closed Case

Murray

Matter of an individual who was denied eligibility for transplant procedure because of his HIV status

Case Filed: 10/28/2011

Court:

  • Health Care
  • HIV
  • Maryland
Closed Case

Rose v. Cahee, et al.

Case brought against a doctor, clinic and health care institution after a woman was refused necessary surgery because of her...

Case Filed: 10/28/2011

Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

  • Health Care
  • HIV
  • Religious Exemptions
  • Wisconsin
Closed Case

Rowell v. Rowell

Case arguing against a custody arrangement that is contingent on the children being blocked from seeing their HIV positive aunt

Case Filed: 10/28/2011

Court: Chancery Court of Jackson County

Decision: Victory

  • HIV
  • Family Protections
  • Mississippi
Closed Case

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

Court:

  • Employment
  • HIV
  • Georgia
Landmark Case

Taylor v. Rice

Case Filed: 10/28/2011

Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia

Decision: Landmark Case

  • Employment
  • HIV
  • Washington, D.C.