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 send an email to press@aclu-nj.org. Please include your name, your outlet, your contact information, details about your story, and deadline.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

ACLU-NJ Statement on the Police Killing of Victoria Lee

The ACLU of New Jersey today published the following statement after the release of body camera footage from the police killing of Victoria Lee in Fort Lee. 

On Behalf of Farmworker Advocates, ACLU-NJ, ACLU, and Seton Hall Center for Social Justice File Complaint Seeking to End Wage and Overtime Discrimination

The ACLU of New Jersey, the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project, and the Seton Hall Law School Center for Social Justice today filed a complaint on behalf of CATA – a grassroots organization advocating to improve the working and living conditions of farmworkers.

ACLU-NJ Applauds Gov. Murphy’s Historic Executive Order to Facilitate Categorical Clemency

The ACLU of New Jersey applauds Governor Murphy for today issuing an executive order creating an advisory board to review petitions for pardons and commutations, specifically expediting the process for people who meet specified criteria for consideration.