Cases
Lambda Legal pursues impact litigation: We select cases that will have the greatest impact in protecting and advancing the rights of LGBT people and those with HIV. Our docket ordinarily includes about 65 open cases at a time. We also support many important cases by filing friend-of-the-court (amicus) briefs.
Docket (Open Cases)
Case involving a man who bit a police officer and whose saliva was ruled a “dangerous instrument” because he has HIV.
Amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit in support of asylum protection for Karolina Lopez Berera, a transgender Mexican woman living with HIV/AIDS.
Recent Victories
Groundbreaking case arguing against Cirque du Soleil's decision to fire an employee because of his HIV status
Case of a man who allegedly bit his neighbor and was charged with violating a Michigan bioterrorism statute based on the allegation that he has HIV.
Landmark Cases
Landmark case seeking guardianship of a recently disabled woman for her same-sex partner
Pioneering case arguing the reinstatement of Army and National Guard veteran after she was discharged because of her sexual orientation
Selected Cases
Case involving a man who bit a police officer and whose saliva was ruled a “dangerous instrument” because he has HIV.
Amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit in support of asylum protection for Karolina Lopez Berera, a transgender Mexican woman living with HIV/AIDS.
Find Your State
Know the laws in your state that protect LGBT people and people living with HIV.
