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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Baldwin v. Nevada System of Higher Education and Public Employees’ Benefits Program
Lambda Legal filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of Alexandra “Lexa” Baldwin, a transgender...
Case Filed: 11/11/2022
Court: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Decision: Victory
Dekker, et al., v. Weida, et al.
LGBTQ+ and health advocacy groups filed a federal lawsuit today challenging Florida’s anti-transgender health care rule denying coverage for transgender...
Case Filed: 09/07/2022
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
Walker v. Marshall
Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of two Alabama families challenging the felony health care ban, a state law...
Case Filed: 04/11/2022
Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, Northern Division
Yoakam v. Virginia Department of Corrections, et. al.
Lambda Legal represents Jason Yoakam, a transgender man incarcerated at Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women (FCCW) in Troy, Virginia. The...
Case Filed: 08/25/2021
Court: The United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
Facing Foster Care in Alaska v. HHS
Plaintiffs Facing Foster Care in Alaska (FFCA), Family Equality, True Colors United, Inc., and Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders...
Case Filed: 02/10/2021
Court: The United States District Court for the District of Columbia
C.P. v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
Lambda Legal and Sirianni Youtz Spoonemore Hamburger PLLC filed a federal lawsuit challenging Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois’s (“BCBSIL”)...
Case Filed: 11/23/2020
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Washington in Tacoma
Anderson v. Crouch
Lambda Legal filed this class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia on behalf...
Case Filed: 11/12/2020
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Whitman-Walker Clinic v. HHS
Lambda Legal and Steptoe & Johnson LLP filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...
Case Filed: 06/22/2020
Court: United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Family Equality v. Azar
Lambda Legal and Democracy Forward filed a lawsuit on behalf of three organizations serving vulnerable populations — Family Equality, True...
Case Filed: 03/19/2020
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
County of Santa Clara v. HHS
Lambda Legal, Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit challenging...
Case Filed: 05/28/2019
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Kadel v. Folwell
Lambda Legal and Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) filed a federal lawsuit against North Carolina officials for discrimination...
Case Filed: 03/08/2019
Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
Fletcher v. State of Alaska
Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit against the State of Alaska on behalf of Jennifer Fletcher, a state legislative librarian...
Case Filed: 06/05/2018
Court: United States District Court for the District of Alaska
Doe v. AJ Boggs & Company
Lambda Legal filed a class-action lawsuit in California Superior Court against A.J. Boggs & Company on behalf of 93 low-income...
Case Filed: 04/03/2018
Court: Superior Court of the State of California County of San Francisco
Simonson v. Oswego County
Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit against Oswego County and the Oswego County Department of Social Services (DSS) on behalf of...
Case Filed: 11/30/2017
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
Decision: Victory
Conforti v. St. Joseph’s Healthcare System
Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit against St. Joseph’s Healthcare in Paterson, New Jersey, after the hospital refused to allow...
Case Filed: 01/05/2017
Court: United States District Court for the District of New Jersey