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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

Doe v. Chubb Sovereign Insurance

Case arguing against an insurance company’s denial of life insurance coverage for the spouse of a man living with HIV

Case Filed: 04/01/1996

Court:

  • HIV
  • California
Closed Case

Galanty v. Paul Revere Life Insurance Company

Case arguing against an insurance company’s denial of benefits to a client living with HIV

Case Filed: 03/01/1996

Court: California Court of Appeal

  • Health Care
  • HIV
  • California
Closed Case

Bell v. Wells Fargo Bank

(Amicus) case on behalf of an HIV-positive man fighting for his right to sue for reasonable work accommodations

Case Filed: 12/01/1995

Court: California Court of Appeals

  • Employment
  • HIV
  • California
Landmark Case

Romer v. Evans

Landmark case that struck down a Colorado voter initiative that would have stripped lesbians and gay men of civil rights...

Case Filed: 11/01/1992

Court: U.S. Supreme Court

Decision: Landmark Case

  • Anti-LGBT Policies
  • Colorado
Landmark Case

Cammermeyer v. Perry

Pioneering case arguing the reinstatement of Army and National Guard veteran after she was discharged because of her sexual orientation

Case Filed: 01/01/1992

Court: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Decision: Landmark Case

  • Employment
  • Washington
Landmark Case

Baehr v. Miike

Pioneering case seeking the right to marry for same-sex couples in Hawaii

Case Filed: 05/01/1991

Court: Hawaii Supreme Court

Decision: Landmark Case

  • Anti-LGBT Policies
  • Family Protections
  • Hawaii
Landmark Case

In re Guardianship of Sharon Kowalski

Landmark case seeking guardianship of a recently disabled woman for her same-sex partner

Case Filed: 04/01/1991

Court: Minnesota Court of Appeals

Decision: Landmark Case

  • Minnesota