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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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
Logan v. Gary Community School Corporation
Case arguing in favor of a transgender high school student’s First Amendment right to wear a dress to prom.
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, Hammond
Lopez v. River Oaks
Case arguing federal discrimination after a woman has job offer rescinded because she is transgender
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: Federal Court of the Southern District of Texas
Roach v. Roach n.k.a. Silverwolf
Case arguing to uphold alimony payments to a Transgender man
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: Circuit Court of the 6th Judicial Circuit in and for Pinellas County, Florida
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
Esquivel v. Oregon
Transgender rights case in which a state employee was denied insurance coverage for medically necessary surgery on the basis of...
Case Filed: 12/01/2010
Court:
Decision: Victory
Bloem v. Montgomery County Board of Elections
Case filed in an attempt by plaintiffs to undermine Lambda Legal’s Maryland Court of Appeals victory inDoe v. Montgomery County...
Case Filed: 09/25/2008
Court: Montgomery County Circuit Court
Glenn v. Brumby et. al.
Federal lawsuit filed on behalf of a transgender woman fired from her job as a Legislative Editor after she stated...
Case Filed: 07/22/2008
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Decision: Landmark Case
Doe et al. v. Montgomery County Board of Elections
Lawsuit challenging an illegal referendum petition that attempted to overturn a transgender antidiscrimination law in Montgomery County, Maryland.
Case Filed: 03/14/2008
Court: Maryland Court of Appeals
California Education Committee, LLC, et al. v. O’Connell
Case defending California’s antidiscrimination protections for students and hate crimes laws
Case Filed: 12/21/2007
Court:
Etsitty v. Utah Transit Authority
(Amicus) Case arguing that a customer’s prejudices are not grounds to terminate transgender employees because of their appearance
Case Filed: 10/05/2005
Court: Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
Fischer v. New York
Case seeking transgender woman’s right to change her name and obtain proper identification
Case Filed: 01/01/2003
Court:
Brandon v. Richardson County
Historic case arguing for a sheriff’s culpability for his acts in the murder of a transgender man
Case Filed: 04/01/2000
Court: Nebraska Supreme Court
Decision: Landmark Case