News & Commentary

As widespread attacks on our constitutional rights continue, the ACLU of New Jersey is dedicated to safeguarding and expanding the rights embedded in the Constitution for all.

In every election, we cast our votes on the issues that impact our communities, our lives, and our futures.

While overdose remains a public health crisis throughout the country, New Jersey has been able to save lives in recent years by prioritizing data-driven efforts and harm reduction services.

On August 16, the ACLU and the ACLU of New Jersey hosted the first Power and Purpose Training in Trenton to inspire community members to turn their outrage into action in this critical moment.

When a person’s prison sentence is commuted through clemency, miracles happen for people and their families.

Since it was enacted in 1965, the federal Voting Rights Act (VRA) has been a transformative piece of civil rights law intended to protect voters of color from practices that make it harder for them to vote and those that unfairly diminish their voting power.  

Turning military bases into massive tent detention sites is not only unnecessary and costly; it’s another dehumanizing spectacle designed to intimidate all of us and deprive those detained of their rights.

It was on this day in 1967 when two white police officers pulled over and assaulted John William Smith, a Black cab driver, in Newark. As word spread about the incident, residents took to the streets in what would come to be known as the Newark Rebellion.

This June, we showed up all month proudly honoring queer resistance and joy.