Press Releases
The ACLU of New Jersey has media staff to handle inquiries from journalists on issues affecting civil liberties and constitutional freedoms. To schedule an interview with one of our experts, members of the press can call 973-854-1707 or send an email to press@aclu-nj.org. Please include your name, your outlet, your contact information, details about your story, and deadline.
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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.
Issue Areas:
Racial & Economic Justice
Feb 25, 2025
Feb 25, 2025
ACLU-NJ Calls for FY26 State Budget that Prioritizes Equity and Justice
The ACLU of New Jersey today urged Governor Murphy and the New Jersey Legislature to prioritize equity and justice for all New Jerseyans in the 2026 fiscal year budget.
Issue Areas:
Racial & Economic Justice
Jan 21, 2025
Jan 21, 2025
ACLU-NJ Statement on 2025 Inauguration of Donald Trump
New Jersey will not be intimidated by authoritarianism. Instead, we will continue to lead the nation by example in defending and advancing fundamental freedoms.
Jan 14, 2025
Jan 14, 2025
ACLU-NJ Responds to Gov. Murphy’s 2025 State of the State Address
New Jersey has a powerful history of crafting ambitious public policy to build a better future. We will continue to work with Gov. Murphy and lawmakers at every opportunity to do exactly that.
Jan 10, 2025
Jan 10, 2025
Advocacy Groups File Amicus Brief in Support of NJ Attorney General’s Supersession of Paterson Police Department
The power of supersession is a necessary tool to promote accountability of police and is inherent to the authority of the NJ Attorney General as the state’s chief law enforcement officer.
Dec 12, 2024
Dec 12, 2024
Assembly Committee Passes New Jersey Voter Empowerment Act
Passing the John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey (NJVEA) will remove barriers to voting and ensure that all voters can make their voices heard.
Dec 12, 2024
Dec 12, 2024
ACLU-NJ Statement on the Cannabis Regulatory Commission's Failure to Meaningfully Increase the SEEF
We are extremely disappointed that the Cannabis Regulatory Commission has failed to live up to its promise to meaningfully reinvest cannabis revenue into communities targeted by decades of marijuana criminalization.
Oct 24, 2024
Oct 24, 2024
Princeton SPIA Welcomes Prominent Garden State Civil Rights Figures as New Jersey Fellows
Joe Krakora and Amol Sinha join the School’s SPIA in N.J. Initiative to Devise Informed Research and Policy
Oct 18, 2024
Oct 18, 2024
ACLU-NJ Statement on the Signing of S3006/3204
It’s past time for the Legislature to adopt data-driven solutions that prioritize humanity over punishment
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