Lambda Legal challenges the Birmingham mayor after he infringes on the free speech of a local LGBT group by refusing to provide it with city resources afforded to other groups.
Lambda Legal and AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin file a federal lawsuit on behalf of a woman who was refused gallbladder surgery because of her HIV status.
Lambda Legal Executive Director Kevin Cathcart made the following statement on the confirmation of John Roberts as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court:
Decisions issued to resolve two administrative complaints filed by lawyers who work within the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit conclude that these employees are entitled to health insurance for their same-sex spouses. The decisions resolve internal complaints and do not establish legal precedent.
In the 36 years that Lambda Legal has been fighting for equality,
I don’t think there has ever been a moment when so many
victories and opportunities are before us at the very same time
that we face such enormous challenges.
A mother seeks to keep custodial rights to her children after her ex-partner attempts to use Ohio's antigay constitutional amendment to keep them from her.
A Louisiana court of appeal upholds a Lambda Legal victory that affirmed the City of New Orleans' right to provide health benefits to domestic partners of city employees, and to establish a domestic partner registry for city residents.