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A new deep-dive report issued by the ACLU-NJ on civil asset forfeiture showed disturbing racial disparities and other alarming trends in local law enforcement’s use of the practice thr
By Liza Weisberg, ACLU-NJ Catalyst Fellow Attorney
I’ve spent the last year representing people in civil asset forfeiture cases. It looks nothing like justice.
The ACLU-NJ welcomed a directive from New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal guiding law enforcement agencies to use their resources to address local concerns rather than to carry out the agenda of federal immigration enforcement agencies, which often runs counter to their own interests.
Newark -- The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (ACLU-NJ) applauds the U.S. Supreme Court decision in which it declined to hear an appeal of New Jersey’s landmark Criminal Justice Reform Act (CJRA). The law, enacted in January 2017, essentially eliminated money bail in the state.