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The ACLU-NJ celebrated the news that New Jersey officials had reached a deal to usher in a $15 minimum wage for most workers in the state.
In addition, farmworkers will make $12.50 by 2024, followed by a period of re-evaluation.
Following Governor Murphy's State of the State address, which emphasized an agenda to protect civil rights and liberties, the ACLU-NJ called for action on key priorities to improve lives and end injustices in New Jersey.
The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (ACLU-NJ) and New Jersey Coalition to End Homelessness (NJCEH) raised serious constitutional concerns about a ban on panhandling in Asbury
The New Jersey Assembly took an important step toward greater police accountability by voting yes on a bill that would require independent investigations when someone dies during an encounter with law enforcement.
Days after leaders from the ACLU-NJ and dozens of other nonpartisan organizations testified in contentious, concurrent Senate and Assembly hearings, leadership in the New Jersey Legislature pulled a previously scheduled vote on a proposal to make New Jersey’s legislative redistricting process eve