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Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct

Lambda Legal applauded the federal Bureau of Prisons for its revisions to the “Transgender Offender Manual,” improving policies relating to the housing and treatment of transgender people in federal custody. 

Lambda Legal Applauds Federal Bureau of Prisons for Revising Manual for Incarcerated Transgender People

Lambda Legal applauded the federal Bureau of Prisons for its revisions to the “Transgender Offender Manual,improving policies relating to the housing and treatment of transgender people in federal custody. 

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Moore v. Calderon

Lambda Legal filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of Jesse Moore, urging the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a district court’s order that dismissed her complaint for failure to state a claim.

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Rios v. Redding

Lambda Legal and the University of Denver School of Law, Civil Rights Clinic filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of Divinity Rios urging the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a district court’s order that dismissed her complaint despite controlling Supreme Court precedent in Farmer v. Brennan, 511 U.S. 825 (1994) that established that prison officials have a constitutional duty to protect vulnerable incarcerated people from sexual violence.

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"Her confirmation as the first Black woman to lead the Civil Rights Division is welcome and long overdue."

"We mourn George Floyd, Daunte Wright, Adam Toledo, and every victim of police violence. We recommit to continuing to work for racial justice and fairer laws."

Lambda Legal Demands More Work Be Done in Wake of Chauvin Verdict

"We mourn George Floyd, Daunte Wright, Adam Toledo, and every victim of police violence. We recommit to continuing to work for racial justice and fairer laws."

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