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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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
Barros v. Riggall
Case arguing against a clinic’s policy of refusing fertility services to gay men
Case Filed: 09/01/2006
Court:
Florida Family Policy Council v. Freeman
(Amicus) Case arguing in favor of the “recusal canon” to maintain fair and impartial judges
Case Filed: 08/01/2006
Court:
Department of Human Services v. Howard
(Amicus) Case arguing against ban on any person who engages in same-sex sodomy from becoming a foster parent
Case Filed: 12/19/2005
Court: Arkansas Supreme Court
Decision: Victory
Brinkman v. Miami University, et al.
University’s domestic partner benefits program threatened by antigay group and legislator
Case Filed: 11/22/2005
Court: Ohio Court of Common Pleas
Decision: Victory
Etsitty v. Utah Transit Authority
(Amicus) Case arguing that a customer’s prejudices are not grounds to terminate transgender employees because of their appearance
Case Filed: 10/05/2005
Court: Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
Angelucci v. Century Supper Club
(Amicus) Case arguing for a customer’s right to equal treatment
Case Filed: 08/26/2005
Court: California Supreme Court
Funderburke v. New York State Department of Civil Service, Uniondale Union Free School District, et al.
Case seeking health benefits for same-sex spouse of retired New York school teacher after they were married in Canada
Case Filed: 04/20/2005
Court: Supreme Court of the State of New York County of Nassau
Davenport v. Little-Bowser
Case seeking birth certificates from the state of Virginia that reflect the names of the same-sex adoptive parents
Case Filed: 04/01/2005
Court: Virginia Supreme Court
Hedberg v. Detthow
Case seeking to remove custody restriction forcing a same-sex couple to live separately in order to retain custody of a...
Case Filed: 01/01/2005
Court: Maryland Court of Special Appeals
Decision: Victory
Finstuen v. Edmondson
Case challenging an extreme law that left children adopted by same-sex couples in other states “orphans” when their families moved...
Case Filed: 09/15/2004
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Decision: Landmark Case
Dunbar v. Foot Locker, Inc.
Case arguing that Foot Locker failed to protect one of its employees from severe antigay harassment and discrimination in the...
Case Filed: 06/29/2004
Court: South Carolina State Court
Decision: Victory