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Feb 19, 2025

Building a Budget that Prioritizes Equity and Justice for FY26

Immigrants' Rights

A state’s budget is a list of its most pressing priorities. In the face of federal attacks, our state must do all it can to push equity and justice forward. Here is what the ACLU of New Jersey is urging...

A state’s budget is a list of its most pressing priorities. In the face of federal attacks, our state must do all it can to push equity and justice forward. Here is what the ACLU of New Jersey is urging...

The New Jersey State House in Trenton.
The New Jersey State House in Trenton.
Feb 11, 2025

Trump's Efforts to Dismantle AI Protections, Explained

Speech, Privacy & Technology
President Donald Trump has swiftly removed Artificial Intelligence protections, exposing people to real-world harms.
President Donald Trump has swiftly removed Artificial Intelligence protections, exposing people to real-world harms.
Abstract virtual artificial Intelligence interface with human head hologram on USA flag and sunset sky background.
Abstract virtual artificial Intelligence interface with human head hologram on USA flag and sunset sky background.
Feb 4, 2025

What is an Executive Order and How Does it Work?

Democracy & Civic Engagement
What executive orders can – and cannot – do, and why we have them in the first place
What executive orders can – and cannot – do, and why we have them in the first place
President Donald Trump holds up a recently signed executive order in the Oval Office of the White House.
President Donald Trump holds up a recently signed executive order in the Oval Office of the White House.
Jan 24, 2025

Trump’s Executive Orders Rolling Back DEI and Accessibility Efforts, Explained

Racial & Economic Justice
These orders represent a deliberate attempt to undo progress on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility and create new barriers to opportunity.
These orders represent a deliberate attempt to undo progress on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility and create new barriers to opportunity.
Several hands raising, one of which belongs to a Black person.
Several hands raising, one of which belongs to a Black person.
Jan 22, 2025

Trump's Executive Orders Promoting Sex Discrimination, Explained

LGBTQ+ Rights
A new executive order lays out a plan to erase transgender people’s existence under the law
A new executive order lays out a plan to erase transgender people’s existence under the law
A pesron holding up a sign reading "A World Without Trans People Has Never Existed And Never Will" at a demonstration.
A pesron holding up a sign reading "A World Without Trans People Has Never Existed And Never Will" at a demonstration.
Jan 17, 2025

How to Take Action on Inauguration Day and Beyond

Democracy & Civic Engagement
Our civil liberties and civil rights are on the line. The ACLU’s guide helps to connect you with ways to advocate for our freedoms.
Our civil liberties and civil rights are on the line. The ACLU’s guide helps to connect you with ways to advocate for our freedoms.
A collage graphic depicting images pertaining to civil liberties and action.
A collage graphic depicting images pertaining to civil liberties and action.