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65 Years of ACLU-NJ: Defending Civil Liberties Since 1960
For 65 years, the ACLU of New Jersey has defended liberty and justice guided by the vision of a fair New Jersey for all. Learn more about our history.
Cast Your Vote in the Primary Election this June – The Stakes Couldn’t be Higher
This election, vote like your rights depend on it.
ACLU: The Rule of Law Is Non-Negotiable
If the nation's most powerful law firms and civil society organizations don't stand up for our rights and our democracy, who will?
By Amol Sinha
Trump's Expanded Domestic Military Use Should Worry Us All
President Donald Trump's use of the military domestically is dangerous and deeply misguided.
Five State and Local Entities Safeguarding Our Civil Rights
Governors, attorneys general, mayors, and other local officials are starting to vocally say no to President Donald Trump’s radical and dangerous agenda. Here’s why their roles are so crucial for our democracy and the state of civil liberties today.
Trump’s Attack on the Department of Education, Explained
The Trump administration just put millions of students’ education and civil rights at risk by closing key Department of Education offices and firing half of its workforce.
What is an Executive Order and How Does it Work?
What executive orders can – and cannot – do, and why we have them in the first place
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