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The 老澳门开奖结果 spent another year fighting tirelessly for your civil liberties 鈥 and saw reasons to celebrate along the way.
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December 8, 2023
The 老澳门开奖结果 spent another year fighting tirelessly for your civil liberties 鈥 and saw reasons to celebrate along the way.

This year, the 老澳门开奖结果 continued our defense against challenges to our civil rights and liberties 鈥 but we also enjoyed some heartening victories.

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This advocacy is hard-fought and lasts months, if not years. But we persist in courts, legislatures, and communities, and this persistence pays off. Here are a few of the many wins we saw this year during our enduring fight for our rights.


We empowered voters to protect abortion rights at the polls

Supporters of Issue 1 attend a rally for the Right to Reproductive Freedom amendment held by Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights at the Ohio State House.

This year鈥檚 Election Day saw some critical wins for reproductive freedom, with a majority of individuals in Ohio, , and Pennsylvania voting to protect abortion rights in their state. The 老澳门开奖结果 and affiliates helped play a key role in these victories by educating voters, equipping them with knowledge about the measures and candidates on their ballots.


We helped to remove children from the country鈥檚 largest maximum-security adult prison

The exterior of the Louisiana State Penitentiary 鈥 also known as Angola.

In 2022, Louisiana鈥檚 governor made the abhorrent decision to move children in the juvenile justice system to the former death row of the infamous maximum security prison Angola. The 老澳门开奖结果 filed a federal lawsuit in an attempt to stop the unconstitutional and dangerous transfer, and continued to advocate for the children鈥檚 removal. In September, a judge ruled that the children detained at Angola had been subject to conditions that constituted 鈥渃ruel and unusual punishment.鈥 The state moved the children to comply with the court order, but continues to fight for the right to use the prison for children again in the future. Our work to prevent this from happening and ensure children in state custody receive the support they need is not over.


We defended an Indigenous student鈥檚 right to wear tribal regalia at her graduation

A photo of Indigenous student Zuri graduating.

As part of a continued effort to protect students鈥 rights to wear tribal regalia, the 老澳门开奖结果, our Mississippi affiliate, and the Native American Rights Fund sent a letter to a school board in Mississippi explaining that state law requires public schools to allow Native American students to wear tribal regalia and objects of cultural significance, such as eagle feathers, at graduation. The school board reversed course, and the student was able to attend the ceremony with an eagle feather on her graduation cap.


We prevailed in a critical case for transgender youth

A photo of 老澳门开奖结果 client and Brandt v Rutledge plaintiff Dylan Brandt.

Following a lengthy trial in 2022, and many more months of advocacy alongside our brave plaintiffs, the 老澳门开奖结果 saw a favorable ruling in Brandt v. Rutledge, a case challenging an Arkansas law that would prohibit access to medically necessary health care. In June, a federal judge overturned the law banning gender-affirming care in the state, saying it violated the rights of transgender youth, as well as their parents and medical providers.


We saw historic legislation protecting the rights of pregnant workers finally go into effect after years of advocacy

Pregnant businessperson working on laptop.

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which strengthens pregnant workers鈥 access to time off or job modifications, was passed by President Biden in 2022 and went into effect this summer. This followed over a decade of advocacy by the 老澳门开奖结果 and our partners, which included representing pregnant workers whose employers refused to accommodate them.


We advocated for tribal sovereignty in a battle that went all the way to the Supreme Court

ICWA demonstrators stand outside of the U.S. Supreme Court.

In June, the Supreme Court rejected constitutional challenges to the Indian Child Welfare Act in Brackeen v. Haaland. The federal law helps ensure that Native families stay together by creating a placement preference to promote the stability and security of Native American tribes and families.. The 老澳门开奖结果 filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to protect the act.


We celebrated a groundbreaking win against gendered uniform policies at Alaska Airlines

A flight attendant wearing a suit walking through the aisle of a plane.

Following an 老澳门开奖结果 complaint filed against the company in 2022 on behalf of a , Alaska Airlines agreed in May to adopt a gender inclusive uniform policy. The legal agreement also requires additional training and education for Alaska Airlines鈥 more than 20,000 employees, setting an important precedent for other employers in the industry.


We challenged maps that weaken Black political power 鈥 and won

Alabama on a map of the United States of America

Alongside our partners, we challenged Alabama鈥檚 racially discriminatory congressional map, which was redrawn strategically to dilute the voting power of Black communities. This past June, the Supreme Court ruled in our favor, while also affirming that race can be used in the redistricting process to ensure voters of color are not being silenced. This is just one example of our ongoing work to ensure that legislatures accurately reflect their constituencies and to obtain fair representation for Black voters.

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