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In the Matter of J.D. Fairchild
Case seeking to maintain a joint custody agreement between two lesbian parents despite Ohio's antigay amendment
In the Matter of L.K.M.
Case on behalf of a non-biological mother seeking shared custody and visitation rights with the child she has parented with her former same-sex partner.
In the Matter of Ramirez
Amicus brief to the Board of Immigration Appeals in support of Jose Luis Ramirez, an HIV-positive immigrant contesting an Immigration Judge’s deportation order.
Inniss v. Aderhold
Lambda Legal's federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia on behalf of a widow and three same-sex couples challenging Georgia’s discriminatory marriage ban.
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 U.S. Supreme Court. The brief argues that President Donald Trump’s Muslim ban is an unconstitutional violation of religious freedom because it singles out one group of people – Muslims – for disfavor based solely on their religion.
J.R.V. v. A.O.V.
Case arguing for a gay father to have joint custody of his three children
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 a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), a challenge to unions’ ability to collect “fair share” fees from workers who, while not themselves part of the union, nevertheless benefit from union representation.
John Doe v. Delaware County, et al.
Jones v. Boring
Case arguing for the rights of a non-biological parent to receive primary custody of a child if biological parent is unfit
Kadel v. Folwell
Lambda Legal and Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) filed a federal lawsuit against North Carolina officials for discrimination in state employee health care.
Karnoski v. Trump
Lambda Legal and the Modern Military Association of America (formerly known as OutServe-SLDN and the American Military Partners Association) filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Trump administration’s ban on military service by transgender individuals. Represented in the lawsuit: six currently serving members of the armed services; two who seek to enlist; the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest LGBT advocacy organization; Gender Justice League, a gender and sexuality civil and human rights organization, headquartered in Seattle; and the American Military Partner Association (AMPA).

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