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Legislation that allows police officers to view body-worn camera (BWC) footage before writing reports was signed into law today by Governor Murphy. Community leaders, defense attorneys, and civil rights organizations had urged Gov.
Governor Murphy today signed A6260/S49, which declares the right to abortion as part of a strong codification of the right to reproductive autonomy in the Garden State.
The full New Jersey State Legislature will vote today on A6260/S49, a bill that would codify the existing right to abortion for New Jerseyans currently protected by state case law.
With legislative session coming to a close, 17 national organizations pressure Senate President Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Coughlin to pass the Reproductive Freedom Act in its entirety.
Yesterday, A1184, a bill which requires school-level data on school discipline broken down by race, and A4838, which requires school-level data on the number of mental health counselors, passed key final hurdles when the New Jersey General Assembly voted to support both measures with overwhelming
A broad coalition of New Jersey racial and social justice organizations gathered today at the Trenton War Memorial to call on the Legislature to take meaningful action on stalled bills and other issues that disproportionately impact communities of color.