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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 Approximate Case

Taylor v. Lystila

Health care discrimination case involving a transgender woman who was refused transition-related medical care.

Case Filed: 04/16/2014

Court:

  • Health Care
  • Trans Rights
  • Illinois
Closed Case

East v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana

Case representing low-income Louisianans living with HIV who are at risk of losing their health insurance because Louisiana insurance companies...

Case Filed: 02/25/2014

Court: U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana

Decision: Victory

  • Anti-LGBT Policies
  • Health Care
  • HIV
  • Racial Justice
  • Louisiana
Closed Case

Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp v. Burwell

Amicus briefs to multiple federal courts of appeal and then the U.S. Supreme Court arguing against granting religious exemptions to...

Case Filed: 02/03/2014

Court: United States Supreme Court

  • Health Care
  • Policy
  • Religious Exemptions
Closed Case

Lopez Berera v. Holder

Amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit in support of asylum protection for Karolina Lopez...

Case Filed: 04/20/2012

Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

  • Criminal Legal System
  • Health Care
  • HIV
  • Immigration and Asylum
  • Trans Rights
Closed Case

Dept. of HHS v. Florida

U.S. Supreme Court case challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, a law that greatly expands access to health...

Case Filed: 01/13/2012

Court: U.S. Supreme Court

  • Health Care
  • HIV
Closed Case

Rose v. Cahee, et al.

Case brought against a doctor, clinic and health care institution after a woman was refused necessary surgery because of her...

Case Filed: 10/28/2011

Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

  • Health Care
  • HIV
  • Religious Exemptions
  • Wisconsin
Closed Case

Rodriguez v. Johnson et al.

Case arguing against a residential center’s withholding of prescription hormone medication and punishment of gender expression for a transgender woman

Case Filed: 10/28/2011

Court: United States District Court, Southern District of New York

Decision: Victory

  • Health Care
  • Trans Rights
  • New York
Closed Case

Fields v. Smith

Case challenging a Wisconsin law that bars access to hormone therapy or sex reassignment surgery for prison inmates and others...

Case Filed: 10/28/2011

Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Decision: Victory

  • Health Care
  • Trans Rights
  • Wisconsin
Closed Case

Doust v. Doe

Case representing man refused dental care because he has HIV.

Case Filed: 10/28/2011

Court: New Jersey Superior Court

  • Health Care
  • HIV
  • New Jersey
Closed Case

In re John Carl

Case representing HIV positive man denied kidney transplant.

Case Filed: 10/28/2011

Court:

Decision: Victory

  • Health Care
  • HIV
  • Colorado
Closed Case

In re Gwin

Administrative appeal of a state Medicaid program’s refusal to cover the cost of a life-saving organ transplant because the recipient...

Case Filed: 10/28/2011

Court: Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System

  • Health Care
  • HIV
  • Arizona
Closed Case

In re Little

Case arguing the right for a man living with HIV to receive care after being rejected from six nursing homes...

Case Filed: 10/28/2011

Court:

  • Health Care
  • HIV
  • Louisiana
Closed Approximate Case

Diaz v. Brewer (formerly Collins v. Brewer)

Case representing Arizona lesbian and gay state employees facing elimination of their domestic partner benefits.

Case Filed: 10/28/2011

Court: United States District Court of Arizona

  • Employment
  • Health Care
  • Arizona
Closed Case

In re Spera

Case arguing that a doctor cannot refuse to perform surgery on a man because of his HIV status

Case Filed: 10/28/2011

Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Decision: Victory

  • Health Care
  • HIV
  • Wisconsin
Closed Case

In the Matter of Brian (a.k.a. Mariah) L.

(Amicus) Case arguing that Children’s Services must provide a transgender youth sex reassignment treatment if it is found medically necessary

Case Filed: 10/28/2011

Court: New York Supreme Court

  • Health Care
  • Trans Rights
  • Youth in Out-of-Home Care
  • New York