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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Fletcher v. State of Alaska
Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit against the State of Alaska on behalf of Jennifer Fletcher, a state legislative librarian...
Case Filed: 06/05/2018
Court: United States District Court for the District of Alaska
Ray v. McCloud
Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit challenging Ohio’s...
Case Filed: 03/28/2018
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Simonson v. Oswego County
Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit against Oswego County and the Oswego County Department of Social Services (DSS) on behalf of...
Case Filed: 11/30/2017
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
Decision: Victory
Karnoski v. Trump
Lambda Legal and the Modern Military Association of America (formerly known as OutServe-SLDN and the American Military Partners Association) filed...
Case Filed: 08/28/2017
Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Justice.
Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit to compel the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice to release information about their...
Case Filed: 08/23/2017
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Fulcher v. Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs
Lambda Legal filed an appeal in Fulcher v. Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs, challenging the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ refusal...
Case Filed: 07/03/2017
Court:
Adams v. The School Board of St. Johns County, Florida
Lambda Legal filed a federal discrimination lawsuit in the Middle District of Florida against the St. Johns County School Board...
Case Filed: 06/27/2017
Court: Middle District Court of Florida
F.V. v. Jeppesen (formerly F.V. v. Barron, F.V. v. Armstrong)
Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit challenging the State of Idaho’s refusal to allow transgender people to correct the gender...
Case Filed: 04/19/2017
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho
Decision: Victory
Arroyo v. Rosselló
Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of three transgender Puerto Ricans and the LGBT rights organization Puerto Rico...
Case Filed: 04/07/2017
Court: United States District Court District of Puerto Rico
Decision: Victory
Conforti v. St. Joseph’s Healthcare System
Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit against St. Joseph’s Healthcare in Paterson, New Jersey, after the hospital refused to allow...
Case Filed: 01/05/2017
Court: United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Evancho v. Pine-Richland School District
In October 2016, Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit on behalf of Juliet Evancho, Elissa Ridenour and A.S. against the Pine-Richland...
Case Filed: 11/18/2016
Court:
Decision: Victory
Hicklin v. Precythe (formerly Hicklin v. Lombardi)
Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Jessica Hicklin, a 37-year-old transgender woman incarcerated at the Potosi Correctional Center, a...
Case Filed: 08/22/2016
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
In Re Feldhaus
Case appealing a trial court decision denying a transgender man’s name change petition.
Case Filed: 06/09/2016
Court:
Decision: Victory
Oliver v. The Barbershop
Lambda Legal has brought this lawsuit to enforce California’s paramount interest in nondiscrimination and to make clear that freedom of...
Case Filed: 05/25/2016
Court: Superior Court of the State of California for the County of San Bernardino
Carcaño v. Cooper (formerly Carcaño v. McCrory)
Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of North Carolina and Equality North Carolina filed a lawsuit challenging North...
Case Filed: 03/29/2016
Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina