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The Reproductive Freedom and Health Equity Bill Package protects patients and providers, supports bodily autonomy, and proactively modernizes and codifies various elements of reproductive health care access and provision in New Jersey.
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.
It’s shameful that despite overwhelming concerns from their constituents, lawmakers fast-tracked a bill that severely restricts access to government records and limits the public’s ability to hold elected officials accountable.
The ACLU of New Jersey today, along with 28 advocacy groups from across the state, published an open letter to New Jersey school administrators reminding them of their responsibility to uphold students’ rights to free speech and free expression.
Legislative leaders should be strengthening mechanisms for government transparency, not undermining them in backroom deals shielded from public scrutiny.
We're are calling on lawmakers to ensure any process to consider changing the current system for judicial appointments is transparent and includes public input.