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ACLU-NJ Lawsuit Halts New State ID Program

NEWARK – The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey has announced that it filed a lawsuit in Superior Court in Mercer County on May 4 and won a court order to restrict the implementation of the state’s new TRU-ID licensing program, which was scheduled to go into effect May 7. The lawsuit asserts that the Motor Vehicle Commission violated New Jersey’s Administrative Procedure Act, which dictates that any new rule or regulation requires, at a minimum, public notice and the chance for citizen review. More »

Judge Approves Agreement to Overhaul Passaic County Jail's Inhumane Conditions

NEWARK – A federal judge in Newark has approved a settlement of a class action lawsuit filed in 2008 against Passaic County for unconstitutional and inhumane conditions at the Passaic County Jail. The lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey and Seton Hall University School of Law’s Center for Social Justice on behalf of prisoners at the jail. More »

ACLU Provides NJ police with New Roll Call Training on Internal Affairs

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NEWARK – Three years after identifying a statewide crisis in New Jersey police departments’ internal affairs practices, the ACLU-NJ has released a roll call training video that explains best practices and guidelines for officers who receive internal affairs complaints. The video, which exclusively features New Jersey law enforcement professionals, is based on the state Attorney General’s statewide guidelines on internal affairs and provides a much-needed tool for training officers. More »

Judge Orders City of Newark to Produce Log of Records Related to Facebook Donation

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NEWARK – A Superior Court judge has ordered a lawsuit to proceed against the City of Newark over documents related to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s $100 million donation for the city’s schools, and ordered the city to produce a list of the documents in its possession. Judge Rachel N. Davidson denied a motion by the city to dismiss the complaint, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey on behalf of the Secondary Parent Council (SPC), a group of Newark parents and grandparents seeking more transparency about the Zuckerberg donation. More »