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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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
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
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
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
Fischer v. New York
Case seeking transgender woman’s right to change her name and obtain proper identification
Case Filed: 01/01/2003
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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:
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
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
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
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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
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
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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
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
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