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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Doe v. AJ Boggs & Company
Lambda Legal filed a class-action lawsuit in California Superior Court against A.J. Boggs & Company on behalf of 93 low-income...
Case Filed: 04/03/2018
Court: Superior Court of the State of California County of San Francisco
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
Klein dba Sweetcakes by Melissa v. Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industry
Lambda Legal filed friend-of-the-court briefs on behalf of Rachel and Laurel Bowman-Cryer, a lesbian couple, urging the Oregon appellate courts...
Case Filed: 03/15/2018
Court: Oregon Court of Appeals, United States Supreme Court
Horton v. Midwest Geriatric Management
Lambda Legal and co-counsel Mark Schuver and Natalie Lorenz filed an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...
Case Filed: 03/02/2018
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Trump v. Hawaii
Lambda Legal joined other civil rights organizations in submitting an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Case Filed: 02/24/2018
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Marouf v. Becerra (Formerly Marouf v. Azar)
Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Conference...
Case Filed: 02/08/2018
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
Lambda Legal, joined by the Human Rights Campaign, National Center for Lesbian Rights, National LGBTQ Task Force, and PFLAG, filed...
Case Filed: 01/19/2018
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
L.C. v. M.G.
The case raises the question of whether the marital presumption of parentage applies to same-sex spouses. It involves a dispute...
Case Filed: 12/14/2017
Court: Supreme Court for the State of Hawai'i
Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission
Lambda Legal filed friend-of-the-court briefs supporting Charlie Craig and David Mullins, a gay couple, urging the Colorado appellate courts and...
Case Filed: 12/03/2017
Court: Colorado Court of Appeals, Supreme Court of the United States
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
Pierce v. Ackal
Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana on behalf of William...
Case Filed: 10/24/2017
Court: United States District Court Western District of Louisiana Lafayette Division
International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump
Lambda Legal joined allied religious and civil-rights organizations and members of the clergy in submitting an amicus brief to the...
Case Filed: 09/20/2017
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
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
Freeman v. Turner
Lambda Legal and co-counsel Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of three married couples against...
Case Filed: 08/14/2017
Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION