(Los Angeles, February 26, 2008) — Lambda Legal has sent a strongly-worded request to Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo that the city honor its own nondiscrimination policies and cut ties with a Boy Scouts of America affiliate that currently administers youth programs for the Los Angeles Police and Fire Departments.

(New York, February 25, 2008) — Lambda Legal has been honored by the estate of Seattle philanthropist Ric Weiland with a bequest of over $11-million — the largest ever received by Lambda Legal, to be paid out over eight years.

(Miami, Florida, February 21, 2008) —  "There is nothing that can make up for what my children and I endured that day," said Lambda Legal client Janice Langbehn about the way she was treated on the day her partner, Lisa Pond, died. "We only want the hospital to take responsibility for how they treated us and ensure that it doesn't happen to another family."

On the one-year anniversary of Lisa Pond's death, Lambda Legal announces its intent to file a lawsuit on behalf of Pond's same-sex partner and family.

(New York, February 15, 2008) — New State Department guidelines lift the agency's blanket ban under which candidates who have HIV were barred from becoming Foreign Service Officers.

(Apple Valley, California, February 8, 2008) — In response to ongoing harassment of and threats of violence against gay and lesbian students at Granite Hills High School, Lambda Legal has sent an advocacy letter to the Apple Valley School District.

(San Francisco, February 6, 2008) — The California Supreme Court announced today that it will hear oral arguments on March 4 in the marriage cases challenging the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage.

Fifteen same-sex couples, Equality California, and Our Family Coalition will be represented at oral arguments by Shannon Price Minter, Legal Director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, which is serving as co-counsel with Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union, Heller Ehrman LLP and the Law Office of David C. Codell.

(New York, February 4, 2008) — Statement from Lambda Legal Senior Counsel, Susan Sommer, on the decision in Martinez v. County of Monroe to recognize out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples in New York:

(New York, February 4, 2008) — Late Friday, the Montgomery County Circuit Court released its ruling affirming the right of the Montgomery County School Board to include medically accurate information about sexual orientation in the health education curriculum for 8th and 10th graders.

(New York, January 24, 2008) — Lambda Legal's Deputy Legal Director, Hayley Gorenberg, will provide testimony at tomorrow's New York City Council hearing regarding the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.

(New Orleans, January 24, 2008) — The Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans has granted Lambda Legal's motion for summary judgment, and ruled that the city of New Orleans was within its authority when it granted health benefits to domestic partners of city employees and established a domestic partner registry for city residents.