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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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
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
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:
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
California Education Committee, LLC, et al. v. O’Connell
Case defending California’s antidiscrimination protections for students and hate crimes laws
Case Filed: 12/21/2007
Court:
Adar v. Smith
Case representing gay fathers who were refused a birth certificate for their newly adopted son by the office of the...
Case Filed: 10/09/2007
Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District Of Louisiana
Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center v. Bahruth
Case challenging the wrongful denial of non-profit property tax exemption for a New York LGBTQ community center
Case Filed: 09/28/2007
Court: Supreme Court of New York, Ulster County
DeWolf and Watts v. Countrywide
Case challenging a mortgage company’s unlawful refusal to allow a lesbian couple to share a mortgage on a home.
Case Filed: 05/24/2007
Court: Southern District of New York Federal Court
Doe v. Department of Veterans Affairs, et al.
(Amicus) Federal Privacy Act case brought by a federal employee after a workplace doctor revealed his HIV status to a...
Case Filed: 05/15/2007
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
deGroen v. City of Bellevue
Case arguing for equal employment benefits for partners of gay and lesbian employees as offered to heterosexual married employees
Case Filed: 04/17/2007
Court: King County Superior Court
Ellis v. Arriaga
Case arguing for equal protections for domestic partners who thought their relationships were registered with the state but were not...
Case Filed: 01/31/2007
Court: Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Three
Donovan and Ramelli v. Poway Unified School District
Case arguing that a school must protect students from persistent and severe antigay harassment
Case Filed: 11/21/2006
Court: California Court of Appeal for the Fourth District
Cook v. Rumsfeld
Case challenging the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy
Case Filed: 11/01/2006
Court: First Circuit Court of Appeals
Conaway v. Deane & Polyak
(Amicus) Case seeking the right for same-sex couples to marry in Maryland
Case Filed: 10/19/2006
Court: Maryland State Court
Godfrey v. Spano
Case arguing for recognition of out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples in Westchester County
Case Filed: 09/01/2006
Court: Supreme Court of Westchester County