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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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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

  • Employment
  • South Carolina
Closed Case

Hernandez v. Robles

Case seeking the right to marry for same-sex couples in New York

Case Filed: 03/05/2004

Court: New York Court of Appeals

  • Family Protections
  • New York
Landmark Case

Goodridge v. Department of Public Health

(Amicus) Groundbreaking case seeking the right to marry for same-sex couples in Massachusetts

Case Filed: 11/01/2003

Court: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decision: Landmark Case

  • Family Protections
  • Massachusetts
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Alons v. Iowa District Court for Woodbury County

(Amicus) case urging the Iowa Supreme Court to throw out a case brought by an antigay organization challenging a district...

Case Filed: 08/01/2003

Court: Iowa Supreme Court

  • Iowa
Closed Case

Fischer v. New York

Case seeking transgender woman’s right to change her name and obtain proper identification

Case Filed: 01/01/2003

Court:

  • Trans Rights
  • New York
Closed Case

Flanigan v. University of Maryland Hospital System

Case challenging a hospital’s decision to keep a gay man from visiting his dying partner

Case Filed: 02/27/2002

Court:

  • Health Care
  • Family Protections
  • Maryland
Closed Case

Brooklyn Housing and Family Services v. Lynch

Case challenging housing regulations that negatively affect lesbian and gay tenants.

Case Filed: 01/01/2002

Court: New York State Supreme Court

  • Family Protections
  • New York
Landmark Case

Benitez v. North Coast Women’s Care Medical Group

Case arguing that health care providers’ personal religious beliefs do not excuse discrimination against LGBT patients Issues

Case Filed: 07/01/2001

Court: California Supreme Court

Decision: Landmark Case

  • Health Care
  • Family Protections
  • Religious Exemptions
  • California
Closed Case

Doe v. County of Centre

(Amicus) case arguing against a policy instituted by the Centre County Children and Youth Services, which barred placement of HIV-negative...

Case Filed: 05/01/2000

Court:

  • HIV
  • Pennsylvania
Landmark Case

Brandon v. Richardson County

Historic case arguing for a sheriff’s culpability for his acts in the murder of a transgender man

Case Filed: 04/01/2000

Court: Nebraska Supreme Court

Decision: Landmark Case

  • Trans Rights
  • Nebraska
Closed Case

Beaton and Alberti v. Vinje Realty and F. J. Kazeroid Realty Group

Case representing a same-sex couple that was discriminated from renting an apartment in New York City.

Case Filed: 02/01/2000

Court:

  • New York
Landmark Case

Henkle v. Gregory

Historic case seeking to enforce a student’s First Amendment right to be out at school

Case Filed: 01/28/2000

Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada

Decision: Landmark Case

  • Students' Rights
  • Nevada
Landmark Case

Baker v. Vermont

(Amicus) Groundbreaking case seeking the right to marry for same-sex couples in Vermont

Case Filed: 12/01/1999

Court: Vermont Supreme Court

Decision: Landmark Case

  • Vermont
Landmark Case

Colín v. Orange Unified School District

Groundbreaking case arguing for the right of students to form a gay-straight alliance and to become a recognized student club

Case Filed: 11/24/1999

Court: U.S. District Court

Decision: Landmark Case

  • Students' Rights
  • California
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Bragdon v. Abbott

(Amicus) Case arguing that a dentist cannot refuse care for a patient with HIV

Case Filed: 06/01/1998

Court: United States Supreme Court

  • Health Care
  • HIV
  • Maine