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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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California Tribal Families Coalition v. Azar

Represented by Lambda Legal, Democracy Forward, and the Michigan State University College of Law’s Indian Law Clinic, two federally recognized...

Case Filed: 08/26/2020

Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division

  • Youth in Out-of-Home Care
  • United States
Closed Case

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

  • Health Care
  • Trans Rights
  • United States
Closed Case

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

  • Health Care
  • United States
Closed Case

Karnoski v. Trump

Lambda Legal and the Modern Military Association of America (formerly known as OutServe-SLDN and the American Military Partners Association) filed...

Case Filed: 08/28/2017

Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

  • Trans Rights
  • Military
  • United States
Closed Case

American Military Partner Association v. McDonald

This suit, against the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on behalf of the American Military Partner Association (“AMPA”), argues that the...

Case Filed: 08/19/2014

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decision: Victory

  • Family Protections
  • United States