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ACLU-NJ Seeks Information About Public Funds for Private Religious Schools

NEWARK – The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey has filed a public records request seeking the parameters and guidelines Gov. Chris Christie’s administration used in determining which school construction projects to fund using taxpayer dollars. The Christie administration this week released a list of private and public universities it intends to help using money from a voter-approved bond. More »

Join the Movement: Support Marriage Equality!

Jan. 14, 2014 is the last day of New Jersey’s 215th legislative session, and the last day to overturn Gov. Christie’s veto of marriage equality. Let’s make sure that we’re celebrating the fairness we’ve achieved together, not regretting another missed shot at equality. We need to pull every New Jersey legislator who was on the fence in 2012 onto the right side of history in 2013. More »

ACLU-NJ Files Lawsuit Challenging Wanaque Borough’s Juvenile Curfew Ordinance

Shaina Harris

NEWARK – The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey has filed suit against the Borough of Wanaque after its police department issued a citation to a teenager for violating its juvenile curfew ordinance. Shaina Harris, 17, was given the citation after she walked to a Burger King located across the street from her home around 11 p.m. on Sept. 22, 2012. Harris had parental permission to visit the restaurant to buy a milkshake. More »

ACLU-NJ Calls for More Public Input into Sandy Relief Plans and Equitable Allocation of Resources

NEWARK – The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey and the Rutgers Constitutional Litigation Clinic submitted a letter to the state Department of Community Affairs, asking it to be more transparent and to include opportunities for public input in its plans to disburse federal funds for Hurricane Sandy relief. They also called for a thorough assessment of the special needs of low and moderate income households and communities of color created by Sandy, as well as the effect of planning decisions on those communities, as required by the regulations governing disbursement of federal disaster relief funds. More »