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Aug 7, 2022

Lawmakers Must Do Their Part and Expand Abortion Access for New Jerseyans

New Jersey lawmakers can bolster abortion access amid the national post-Dobbs crisis, but it requires immediate action and bold leadership. S2918/A4350, currently before the Legislature, would expand access...

Pro-abortion signage in front of the Supreme Court.

Aug 2, 2022

For Trenton’s Summer Sessions, There’s a Special Responsibility to Expand Abortion Access

Lawmakers in Trenton are reconvening beginning Monday, Aug. 8, with the aim of tackling pending issues on their agenda, focusing in particular on seating a backlog of judicial nominees. A fundamental issue...

A group of masked protesters are holding signs that read: "Abortion access for all" and "Abortion is healthcare. Abortion is a right."

Aug 2, 2022

Why the ACLU-NJ's Automated Injustice Project is Investigating Government Algorithms and their Effect on all New Jerseyans

Through our Automated Injustice Project, we’ve begun investigating a few instances when the New Jersey government has deployed algorithms and automated decision systems that impact our lives and wellbeing....

A collage of a scale of justice balancing binary codes, an image of a black man being scanned by facial recognition technology, a stethescope, a stack of books and an apple

Jul 26, 2022

Police Are Using Newborn Genetic Screening to Search for Suspects, Threatening Privacy and Public Health

States must craft policies to rein in unbridled police access to newborn blood samples.

Jul 22, 2022

The Real-Life Impact of the ACLU-NJ’s Strategic Litigation

We’re thrilled to share a new blog series by our Executive Director Amol Sinha — Pursuing Justice — to tell bigger stories about our work. The first post delves into the strategic impact of ACLU-NJ briefs...

By Amol Sinha

Amol SInha is speaking into a microphone at the State House. Two people are standing behind him holding signs that read "stop police brutality" and "we demand police review boards with subpoena power"

Jul 4, 2022

Towns Have the Power to Put Justice in Cannabis Legalization — They Must Use It

Municipalities are the driving force in determining whether cannabis legalization will live up to its potential for equity and racial justice, or whether it becomes a missed opportunity that favors the rich...

Customers shop on the first day of recreational marijuana sales