Press Releases - Page 9 of 68 - ACLU of New Jersey

Apr 25, 2024

ACLU-NJ Statement on Campus Free Speech and Protest

Free expression is central to productive dialogue and is a cornerstone of our democracy – colleges and universities must be committed to embracing and defending it.

Issue Areas: Free Speech & Expression

Apr 24, 2024

ACLU-NJ, Garden State Equality urge school districts to readopt policy to protect transgender students

The civil rights organizations sent letters to 16 school districts that recently revoked state Policy 5756, which provided vital information about how transgender students are protected under federal and state law.

Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights, Students' & Youth Rights

Apr 23, 2024

More than 50 Groups Urge New Jersey to Expand Jury Service to People with Criminal Convictions

The Jury of Us coalition sent a letter today to Governor Murphy, Senate President Nicholas Scutari, and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin urging them to support the passage of A834/S292 without any carve-outs to end prohibiting people with criminal convictions for life from serving on juries.

Issue Areas: Democracy & Civic Engagement, Criminal Legal System, Decarceration

Mar 29, 2024

ACLU-NJ Statement in Response to Preliminary Injunction Issued in Kim v. Hanlon

Use of unconstitutional “county line” ballots will be prohibited in upcoming primaries.

Issue Areas: Voting Rights, Democracy & Civic Engagement

Court Cases: Kim v. Hanlon

Mar 18, 2024

ACLU-NJ Statement on Senate Bills S1292 and S2937

ACLU-NJ condemns bias-based harassment or violence committed against all New Jerseyans, including Jewish, Muslim and Arab communities. However, as proponents of free speech, we should be concerned whenever the government forces people to accept its view of the world.

Issue Areas: Religious Freedom, Discrimination

Mar 12, 2024

ACLU-NJ Files Brief Regarding the Constitutionality of Primary Ballot Design and County Line

The ACLU-NJ today filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey that argues New Jersey’s system for designing primary ballots violates voters’ constitutional rights.

Issue Areas: Voting Rights, Democracy & Civic Engagement

Court Cases: Kim v. Hanlon

Feb 27, 2024

The ACLU-NJ Calls on Gov. Murphy and Legislature to Build a Budget that Prioritizes Racial and Social Justice for all New Jerseyans

The ACLU of New Jersey today urged Governor Murphy and the New Jersey Legislature to prioritize health, rights, and justice for all New Jerseyans in the 2025 fiscal year budget.

Issue Areas: Racial & Economic Justice

Feb 22, 2024

ACLU-NJ Announces the Launch of The Clemency Project

Governor Murphy has said categorical clemency will have “revolutionary” impact on the state’s criminal legal system

Issue Areas: Decarceration, Racial & Economic Justice, Criminal Legal System

Feb 15, 2024

Public Health Experts Applaud Harm Reduction Investments in the Opioid Settlement Advisory Council’s First Round of Recommendations

New recommendations on how to use New Jersey’s share of opioid settlement funds were applauded by public health experts and civil rights leaders for their emphasis on expanding life-saving harm reduction services.

Issue Areas: Drug Decriminalization, Racial & Economic Justice

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