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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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
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
Bostock v. Clayton County, GA / Zarda v. Altitude Express / RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes Inc v. EEOC
On June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision approving the analysis Lambda Legal has been advancing for...
Case Filed: 06/26/2017
Court: United States Supreme Court
Decision: Landmark Case
Pavan v. Smith
Lambda Legal filed an amicus brief in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court concerning whether the state of Arkansas...
Case Filed: 06/23/2017
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Decision: Victory
Strickland v. Day
Lambda Legal and local counsel Dianne Ellis filed an appeal in the Mississippi Supreme Court on behalf of Christina Strickland,...
Case Filed: 06/01/2017
Court: Supreme Court for the State of Mississippi
Decision: Victory
Zawadski v. Brewer Funeral Services
Lambda Legal is suing a Picayune, MS, funeral home for denying services for Robert Huskey after finding out he was...
Case Filed: 05/01/2017
Court: