Cases
Lambda Legal pursues impact litigation: We select cases that will have the greatest impact in protecting and advancing the rights of LGBT people and those with HIV. Our docket ordinarily includes about 65 open cases at a time. We also support many important cases by filing friend-of-the-court (amicus) briefs.
Docket (Open Cases)
Case involving a man who bit a police officer and whose saliva was ruled a “dangerous instrument” because he has HIV.
Amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit in support of asylum protection for Karolina Lopez Berera, a transgender Mexican woman living with HIV/AIDS.
Recent Victories
Case winning equal travel benefits for spouses of lesbian and gay employees of SkyWest Airlines.
Case arguing to uphold domestic partnership laws despite Proposition 22, California's antigay marriage initiative
Landmark Cases
(Amicus) Groundbreaking case seeking the right to marry for same-sex couples in Massachusetts
Groundbreaking case arguing against the Boy Scouts of America's discriminatory policy of excluding gay people from leadership positions
Selected Cases
Case involving a man who bit a police officer and whose saliva was ruled a “dangerous instrument” because he has HIV.
Amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit in support of asylum protection for Karolina Lopez Berera, a transgender Mexican woman living with HIV/AIDS.
Find Your State
Know the laws in your state that protect LGBT people and people living with HIV.
