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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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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

  • Transgender and Nonbinary Rights
  • Students' Rights
  • New York
Active Case

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:

  • Anti-LGBTQ+ Rulings, Laws and Amendments
  • Transgender and Nonbinary Rights
  • Colorado
  • Louisiana
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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

  • Transgender and Nonbinary Rights
  • Students' Rights
  • Florida
Closed Case

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

  • Transgender and Nonbinary Rights
  • Idaho
Closed Case

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

  • Anti-LGBTQ+ Rulings, Laws and Amendments
  • Transgender and Nonbinary Rights
  • Puerto Rico
Active Case

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

  • Health Care Fairness
  • Religious Exemptions
  • Transgender and Nonbinary Rights
  • New Jersey
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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

  • Transgender and Nonbinary Rights
  • Students' Rights
  • Pennsylvania
Active Case

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

  • Criminal Legal System and Police Misconduct
  • Transgender and Nonbinary Rights
  • Missouri
Closed Case

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

  • Transgender and Nonbinary Rights
  • Georgia
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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

  • Religious Exemptions
  • Transgender and Nonbinary Rights
  • California
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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

  • Anti-LGBTQ+ Rulings, Laws and Amendments
  • Marriage, Relationships and Family Protections
  • Transgender and Nonbinary Rights
  • Students' Rights
  • North Carolina
Closed Case

Zubik v. Burwell

Lambda Legal filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court urging the Court to reject arguments made by religiously...

Case Filed: 02/24/2016

Court: United States Supreme Court

  • Health Care Fairness
  • Policy
  • Religious Exemptions
  • Transgender and Nonbinary Rights
Closed Case

Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt (formerly Whole Woman’s Health v. Cole)

Lambda Legal filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday in support of the Texas abortion clinics, physicians...

Case Filed: 02/24/2016

Court: United States Supreme Court

Decision: Victory

  • Health Care Fairness
  • Transgender and Nonbinary Rights
  • Texas
Active Case

Roberts v. Clark County School District

Lambda Legal has submitted a friend-of-the-court brief in support of a transgender police officer in Nevada who was banned from...

Case Filed: 02/03/2016

Court: United States District Court for the District of Nevada

  • Transgender and Nonbinary Rights
  • Nevada
Closed Case

G.G. v. Gloucester County School Board

Case on behalf of a student who was denied access to the male restroom at his Virginia high school because...

Case Filed: 11/23/2015

Court:

  • Transgender and Nonbinary Rights
  • Students' Rights
  • Virginia