The Newark Rebellion: 50 Years Later

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Newark Rebellion, the ACLU-NJ revisited the events of July 12-17, 1967, through live-tweeting the events as they would have unfolded in real time.

Photograph of Newarkers during the rebellion, who are facing national guard officers holding bayoneted guns.

Time to Tell Jersey Police: License, Please

By licensing police officers — the most immediately powerful agents of the state — we protect citizens, promote standards of professionalism and address the all- too-common problem of police officers who are terminated from one department for misconduct getting a job in another town.

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