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On Nov. 18, Senate President Stephen Sweeney announced that the legislature would try to pass marijuana legalization through a ballot measure rather than legislation.
New Jersey United for Marijuana Reform issued the following statement in response:
NEWARK – Marijuana arrest numbers have increased dramatically, and racial disparities in arrest rates haven’t budged, according to a data brief (PDF) released by the American Civil Liberties Union of New
With Election Day over, and the lame session officially here, advocates with the ACLU of New Jersey hope to send a message to the New Jersey Legislature: Don’t end this session with unfinished business.
An ordinance to be introduced at the Oct. 23 Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders meeting, based in part on recommendations by the ACLU-NJ, would begin paving the way for meaningful civilian oversight over Essex County Correctional Facility (ECCF).
A federal court protected the constitutional rights of all New Jerseyans today by granting a preliminary injunction against Senate Bill 150, legislation that demands nonprofit social welfare organizations turn over supporters’ personal information.
New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal today announced amendments to the New Jersey Immigrant Trust Directive that will end wholesale New Jersey’s participation in 287(g) agreements, which invite discrimination by deputizing local law enforcement to become federal immigration agents.