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Jan 28, 2026
Jan 28, 2026
NJ Superior Court Denies State’s Attempt to Dismiss Farmworker Complaint Seeking to End Wage and Overtime Discrimination
This decision is an important step forward for worker protections and immigrants’ rights in New Jersey.
Jan 20, 2026
Jan 20, 2026
ACLU-NJ Statement on the Inauguration of Governor Mikie Sherrill
The organization has released policy recommendations urging the Sherrill administration to protect and expand civil rights.
Jan 20, 2026
Jan 20, 2026
ACLU-NJ Celebrates Final Round of Releases Under The Clemency Project
The ACLU of New Jersey celebrates Governor Murphy’s announcement today of 51 commutations and 97 pardons, including 16 of the ACLU-NJ's Clemency Project clients.
Jan 15, 2026
Jan 15, 2026
ACLU-NJ Responds to Complaint Against Clark Police Department
The lawsuit filed by the Attorney General and the Division on Civil Rights against the Clark Police Department sends a clear message: law enforcement must be held accountable for discriminatory and racist practices.
Dec 15, 2025
Dec 15, 2025
ACLU-NJ Statement on the Nomination of Jennifer Davenport as New Jersey’s Next Attorney General
The ACLU of New Jersey looks forward to working with Jennifer Davenport as the next attorney general, and to collaborating on policies that further the civil rights, liberties, safety, and freedom of all New Jerseyans.
Nov 25, 2025
Nov 25, 2025
ACLU-NJ Celebrates Fourth Round of Releases Under The Clemency Project
The ACLU of New Jersey celebrates Governor Murphy’s announcement today of 36 pardons and 19 commutations as part of his commitment to categorical clemency.
Nov 17, 2025
Nov 17, 2025
ACLU-NJ and Seton Hall Law School’s Center for Social Justice Release Report on the Fiscal Benefits of Eviction Right to Counsel
The report estimates a potential return of $2.30 to $3.14 for every dollar invested in New Jersey to provide a right to counsel in eviction proceedings.
Nov 10, 2025
Nov 10, 2025
ACLU-NJ Celebrates Third Round of Releases Under The Clemency Project
The ACLU of New Jersey today celebrates Governor Murphy’s announcement of eight commutations under the organization's Clemency Project, an initiative to encourage the use of categorical clemency to examine holistic injustices that have impacted groups of people and consider relief for each person within the identified class.
Apr 15, 2025
Apr 15, 2025
ACLU-NJ Urges Summit City Council to Remove Ordinance Criminalizing Sleeping in Public Spaces from Consideration
In considering an ordinance that will impose fines and jail sentences on unhoused people sleeping in public spaces, the Summit City Council is perpetuating policies that are ineffective, inhumane, and immoral.
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