News & Commentary

We need a budget that reflects our values and invests in justice. That means housing assistance, aid for those excluded from federal pandemic funds, language access, and legal counsel for immigrants.

For Juneteenth, the day commemorating news of liberation reaching the last enslaved people in America, Organizer Zayid Muhammad talked about the struggle for racial and social justice through the lens of history.

Winning Protections for Transgender People in Prison, From the Perspective of a Lawyer and a Transgender Woman

The movement following George Floyd’s murder suggested the great potential for confronting discrimination and police violence in communities of color, with communities pooling together the one resource most capable of creating change: political will. Decisive action is more essential now than ever.

The COVID-19 pandemic forced New Jersey to reckon with longstanding issues within the landlord tenant court and novel issues caused by the pandemic itself. Ultimately, we can use these lessons to create a more level playing field, where fewer renters are taken advantage of or wrongfully evicted.

This is a perilous moment for our rights, but there are still ways to take action to support and protect abortion rights

An ACLU and National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel investigation confirms legal representation for renters facing eviction is a critically important intervention to keep people in their homes and prevent the long-term harms of eviction.

Brigitte Amiri, deputy director of the ACLU’s Reproductive Freedom Project, breaks down what you should keep in mind in the wake of the leaked draft.

Expanding the ACLU of New Jersey team is an essential step in working toward the organization’s vision of building a just and fair New Jersey. In March 2022, the ACLU-NJ expanded its leadership team with the appointment of four newly created positions, welcoming Carla Chávez as Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer, Harold Weaver as the Director of Finance, Rhea Beck as the Director of People and Culture, and Jim Sullivan as the Deputy Policy Director. The staff of the ACLU-NJ has grown significantly, with the majority of the team identifying as people of color, signaling the organization’s growing influence defending and advancing liberty and justice for all New Jerseyans.