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May 11, 2022

New Report Illustrates How Right to Counsel Prevents Evictions and their Discriminatory Impacts on Communities

Racial & Economic Justice
An ACLU and National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel investigation confirms legal representation for renters facing eviction is a critically important intervention to keep people in their homes and...
An ACLU and National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel investigation confirms legal representation for renters facing eviction is a critically important intervention to keep people in their homes and...
Protesters marching and holding a sign reading Housing Is A Human Right.
Protesters marching and holding a sign reading Housing Is A Human Right.
May 4, 2022

What to Know About the Leaked Supreme Court Abortion Draft Opinion, and What’s Next

Abortion Access
Brigitte Amiri, deputy director of the ACLU’s Reproductive Freedom Project, breaks down what you should keep in mind in the wake of the leaked draft.
Brigitte Amiri, deputy director of the ACLU’s Reproductive Freedom Project, breaks down what you should keep in mind in the wake of the leaked draft.
A person at a rally holding a sign that says “Abortion is Healthcare.”
A person at a rally holding a sign that says “Abortion is Healthcare.”
May 4, 2022

Q&A with Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer Carla Chávez 

Expanding the ACLU of New Jersey team is an essential step in working toward the organization’s vision of building a just and fair New Jersey. In March 2022, the ACLU-NJ expanded its leadership team with...

Expanding the ACLU of New Jersey team is an essential step in working toward the organization’s vision of building a just and fair New Jersey. In March 2022, the ACLU-NJ expanded its leadership team with...

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Apr 20, 2022

The Start of Recreational Cannabis Sales is a Big Moment. Budget Season Might be a Bigger One.

Drug Decriminalization

Cannabis sales begin in New Jersey on April 21. We need to make sure revenue advances social justice, especially for those impacted by the drug war.

Cannabis sales begin in New Jersey on April 21. We need to make sure revenue advances social justice, especially for those impacted by the drug war.

image of a hand holding $100 bills against a backdrop of cannabis leaves
image of a hand holding $100 bills against a backdrop of cannabis leaves
Mar 14, 2022

Releasing People From Prison is About Humanity

Decarceration

Early releases from prison in the pandemic in NJ — projected to exceed 8,000 from March 2020 to March 2022 — saved lives and showed the urgent human need for decarceration.

Early releases from prison in the pandemic in NJ — projected to exceed 8,000 from March 2020 to March 2022 — saved lives and showed the urgent human need for decarceration.

Two people hugging
Two people hugging
Mar 2, 2022

A Student’s Journey: Fighting for Education Rights while in Prison

Prisons & Jails

Young people with disabilities have a legal right to a free and appropriate public education, even when they are incarcerated. But for years, the educational needs of high school students in New Jersey’s...

Young people with disabilities have a legal right to a free and appropriate public education, even when they are incarcerated. But for years, the educational needs of high school students in New Jersey’s...

A collage of a man with his back to the viewer, surrounded by images of textbooks, pens, tests, and a scraps of paper that contains quotes.
A collage of a man with his back to the viewer, surrounded by images of textbooks, pens, tests, and a scraps of paper that contains quotes.