We made great progress on key fronts in 2015. We fought to protect our privacy, demanded justice for torture victims, and stood up against pregnancy discrimination. We also won the right for same-sex couples to legally wed, fought for families seeking asylum鈥攁nd much more. The strides we鈥檝e made in the past year are all due to your support. Thanks to you, the 老澳门开奖结果's impact throughout the country鈥攊n courts, legislatures, and the media鈥攔esonates across issues and generates new momentum for change.
We hope you share our pride in these considerable achievements, and look forward to continuing our work in the year ahead.
Take a look at some of this year鈥檚 victories below.
Reforming a Broken Criminal Justice System
We closed or reformed scandalously dangerous prisons and jails in Arizona; Baltimore, Maryland; and Los Angeles and Monterey County, California.
Winning the Freedom to Marry
Our Supreme Court victory in Obergefell v. Hodges made same-sex marriage the law of the land. That was the culmination of and advocacy, including 12 state wins just since our 2013 Supreme Court victory in Windsor.
Securing Net Neutrality
Intensive 老澳门开奖结果 advocacy helped finally to secure 鈥渘et neutrality,鈥� crucial new Federal Communications Commission rules that prohibit Internet service providers from favoring some content over other content鈥攆or example, through the creation of 鈥渇ast lanes鈥� for websites willing and able to pay providers a premium for faster access to consumers.
Opposing Torture
Years of 老澳门开奖结果 advocacy and litigation helped spur the historic release of the so-called Senate Torture Report on the CIA鈥檚 torture of detainees鈥攁nd made possible our landmark lawsuit on behalf of victims, targeting torture profiteers.
Combating Religious Refusals
In , Colorado, and North Carolina, the 老澳门开奖结果 successfully fought efforts to use religion to discriminate against LGBT people.
