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Jun 21, 2024

Two Years After Dobbs, Expanding Access to Reproductive Care Is More Important than Ever

Gender, Sexuality & Reproductive Freedom

Roe was the floor – never the ceiling. We must ensure that the fundamental right to reproductive autonomy, including the right to abortion, is protected and enact measures that ensure equity and access to...

By Amol Sinha

Roe was the floor – never the ceiling. We must ensure that the fundamental right to reproductive autonomy, including the right to abortion, is protected and enact measures that ensure equity and access to...

By Amol Sinha
red text on yellow backgrond reading "Abortion Access for All"
red text on yellow backgrond reading "Abortion Access for All"
Jun 10, 2024

ACLU-NJ Member Spotlight: A Q&A with Community Leader Carol Golden on the Importance of Civil Rights Advocacy

A lifelong New Jerseyan, Carol Golden has supported our work for decades – and doesn’t remember a time before she knew about the ACLU’s mission. We sat down with Carol to hear more about her point of view...

A lifelong New Jerseyan, Carol Golden has supported our work for decades – and doesn’t remember a time before she knew about the ACLU’s mission. We sat down with Carol to hear more about her point of view...

Women with grey hair in a grey Tshirt smiling against a dark blue background; includes the words "member spotlight"
Women with grey hair in a grey Tshirt smiling against a dark blue background; includes the words "member spotlight"
Jun 6, 2024

Raising the Bar: The Future of Voting Rights in New Jersey and Beyond

Voting Rights

On May 22, 2024, we hosted a virtual panel exploring the history of voting rights in the U.S., legal and legislative responses to their federal underenforcement, and opportunities and obstacles unique to...

On May 22, 2024, we hosted a virtual panel exploring the history of voting rights in the U.S., legal and legislative responses to their federal underenforcement, and opportunities and obstacles unique to...

"Raising the Bar: The Future of Voting Rights in New Jersey and Beyond"
"Raising the Bar: The Future of Voting Rights in New Jersey and Beyond"
May 29, 2024

How Face Recognition Technology Landed One Innocent Man in New Jersey Jail for Ten Days

Speech, Privacy & Technology

We're calling for a total ban on law enforcement use of face recognition technology. 

We're calling for a total ban on law enforcement use of face recognition technology. 

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May 10, 2024

We Have a Responsibility to Protect Student Protesters

Free Speech & Expression

Arresting demonstrators only serves to escalate an already emotionally charged environment, not defuse it.

By Amol Sinha

Arresting demonstrators only serves to escalate an already emotionally charged environment, not defuse it.

By Amol Sinha
Protest encampment at Columbia University
Protest encampment at Columbia University
Apr 26, 2024

Open Letter to College and University Presidents on Student Protests

Free Speech & Expression
Academic freedom and free speech are essential. Universities must protect them.
Academic freedom and free speech are essential. Universities must protect them.
A faculty rally in favor of academic free speech is held in the main quad at Columbia University in New York.
A faculty rally in favor of academic free speech is held in the main quad at Columbia University in New York.