ACLU-NJ Advocacy at the NJ Supreme Court is Raising the Bar

As U.S. Supreme Court rulings eviscerate established civil rights, state-level advocacy is vital. An ACLU-NJ event looked at the big-picture civil rights landscape and the NJ Supreme Court.

By Jeanne LoCicero

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Why We Use Inclusive Language to Talk About Abortion

Women aren’t the only people impacted by the fall of Roe v. Wade.

People holding a rainbow flag banner reading "Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights" while marching at the 2022 San Francisco Pride parade of 2022.

With Roe Overturned, What Comes Next for Abortion Rights?

The impact of the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade will be devastating. Here’s what comes next.

Pro-abortion signage in front of the Supreme Court.

Pride Month Q&A with Attorney, Activist, and Author Robyn Gigl

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

Robyn Gigl smiles for the camera as she sits behind a table of stacked books to her left, and has a book open to sign it.

Six Ways You Can Join the Fight for Abortion Rights

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

Protesters at an abortion rights rally in Washington DC.

New Report Illustrates How Right to Counsel Prevents Evictions and their Discriminatory Impacts on Communities

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.

Protesters marching and holding a sign reading Housing Is A Human Right.

What to Know About the Leaked Supreme Court Abortion Draft Opinion, and What’s Next

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.

A person at a rally holding a sign that says “Abortion is Healthcare.”

A Right to Abortion Isn’t Enough. There Needs to be Access.

The Reproductive Freedom Act at its core ensures that all people who can become pregnant not only have the right, but equitable access, to abortion care by guaranteeing it regardless of one’s insurance or immigration status.

By Alejandra Sorto

Alejandra Sorto Reproductive Freedom Act Rally

With Reproductive Freedom in Danger, New Jersey Must Expand Protections and Access

When Texas banned nearly all abortions, it showed us that what happens on the state level can reach far beyond state lines. Just as starkly, it has shown the grim reality that when reproductive freedom comes under threat, people of color and those on the economic margins will undeniably bear the brunt of the harms caused by abortion restrictions.

By Alejandra Sorto

ACLU-NJ Campaign Strategist Alejandra Sorto addresses the crowd at an RFA Rally (Photo by Christopher Lopez for ACLU-NJ)