Docket
All currently open cases
Adar v. Smith
Case successfully representing gay fathers in Louisiana who were refused a birth certificate for their newly adopted son by the office of State Registrar.
Angelucci v. Century Supper Club
(amicus)
(Amicus) Case arguing for a customer's right to equal treatment
Barros v. Riggall
Case arguing against a clinic's policy of refusing fertility services to gay men
Benitez v. North Coast Women's Care Medical Group
Case arguing that health care providers’ personal religious beliefs do not excuse discrimination against LGBT patients Issues
Bloem v. Montgomery County Board of Elections
Case filed in an attempt by plaintiffs to undermine Lambda Legal’s Maryland Court of Appeals victory in Doe v. Montgomery County of Board of Elections, which invalidated an illegal referendum petition intended to block a transgender nondiscrimination law.
California Education Committee, LLC, et al. v. O'Connell
(amicus)
Case defending California’s antidiscrimination protections for students and hate crimes laws
Central Alabama Pride, Inc. v. Larry Langford
Case on behalf of Central Alabama Pride, a gay group that was denied its free speech rights when the Birmingham mayor refused to provide city resources to support for gay pride based on his religious beliefs.
Conaway v. Deane & Polyak
(amicus)
(Amicus) Case seeking the right for same-sex couples to marry in Maryland
Cook v. Rumsfeld
(amicus)
Case challenging the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy
DeWolf and Watts v. Countrywide
Case challenging a mortgage company’s unlawful refusal to allow a lesbian couple to share a mortgage on a home.
Donovan and Ramelli v. Poway Unified School District
Case arguing that a school must protect students from persistent and severe antigay harassment
Etsitty v. Utah Transit Authority
(amicus)
(Amicus) Case arguing that a customer's prejudices are not grounds to terminate transgender employees because of their appearance
Florida Family Policy Council v. Freeman
(amicus)
(Amicus) Case arguing in favor of the "recusal canon" to maintain fair and impartial judges
Franke v. Parkstone Living Center, Inc.
Case brought against assisted living facility on behalf of retiree and his daughter, after the facility evicted the retiree because he has HIV
Funderburke v. New York State Department of Civil Service, Uniondale Union Free School District, et al.
Case seeking health benefits for same-sex spouse of retired New York school teacher after they were married in Canada
Gary Day, and C.D.G., and E.D.G., et al. v. Social Security Administration, et al.
Case seeking disability benefits for the children of a same-sex couple
Giancaspro v. Congleton
Case seeking to reverse a Michigan trial court ruling that violated the Full Faith and Credit Clause by making three adopted children legal orphans in the state.
Giles v. City of Johnson City, et al.
Case filed against Johnson City, Tennessee and its police chief on behalf of a man who unfairly had his photo released along with 39 other men arrested in a public sex sting operation.
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 her intention to live as a woman in accordance with her health care providers’ recommendations.
Godfrey v. Spano
(amicus)
Case arguing for recognition of out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples in Westchester County
