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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

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

  • Students' Rights
  • New York
Case Won

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

  • Family Protections
  • Iowa
Closed Approximate 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

  • Employment
  • Health Care
  • Arizona
Case Won

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

  • Employment
  • Health Care
  • Trans Rights
  • Oregon
Closed Case

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

  • Family Protections
  • Hawaii
Closed Case

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

  • HIV
  • Seniors
  • Arkansas
Closed Case

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

  • Alabama
Closed Case

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

  • Anti-LGBT Policies
  • California
Closed Case

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

  • Criminal Legal System
  • Tennessee
Closed Case

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

  • Trans Rights
  • Maryland
Case Won

Glenn v. Brumby et. al.

Federal lawsuit filed on behalf of a transgender woman fired from her job as a Legislative Editor after she stated...

Case Filed: 07/22/2008

Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Decision: Landmark Case

  • Employment
  • Trans Rights
  • Georgia
Closed Case

Embry v. Ryan

Appeal of a Florida family court ruling that a second parent adoption a lesbian obtained in Washington state could not...

Case Filed: 07/01/2008

Court: Florida District Court of Appeal, Second Circuit

  • Family Protections
  • Florida
Closed Case

Langbehn v. Jackson Memorial Hospital

Case challenging a hospital’s decision to keep a lesbian from visiting her dying partner.

Case Filed: 06/01/2008

Court: District court for the southern district of florida

  • Health Care
  • Family Protections
  • Florida
Closed Case

Day v. Social Security Administration, et al.

Case seeking disability benefits for the children of a same-sex couple

Case Filed: 05/28/2008

Court:

  • Florida
Closed Case

Doe et al. v. Montgomery County Board of Elections

Lawsuit challenging an illegal referendum petition that attempted to overturn a transgender antidiscrimination law in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Case Filed: 03/14/2008

Court: Maryland Court of Appeals

  • Trans Rights
  • Maryland