ACLU of New Jersey

We’re proud to share that ACLU-NJ Executive Director Amol Sinha has been named to Insider NJ’s 2024 Power List. Amol is a dedicated leader who has guided our organization in doing all we can to preserve, protect, and advance civil rights and civil liberties in the state – from years-long work to decarcerate New Jersey to preparing for the incoming Trump administration. Congratulations, Amol! We’re so grateful for your leadership.

Our fall newsletter is here! From preparing for the next Trump administration to fighting to end wage and overtime discrimination for farmworkers, we've been hard at work. See what we've been up to in the latest issue of the Civil Liberties Reporter ?? https://lnkd.in/erHj6nnV

Achieving meaningful police accountability requires sweeping reform. The Department of Justice’s recent report on the Trenton Police Department’s rampant misconduct signals the urgent need for change. “For New Jersey to live up to its values, our state must reimagine policing as we know it,” ACLU-NJ Executive Director Amol Sinha said. Read more in the New Jersey Monitor: https://lnkd.in/ePrJTBJQ

In recent years, NJ has set the national standard for decarceration. But there's still more to do. Mandatory minimums have proven unnecessary and harmful. It’s past time they were abolished. Read more from ACLU-NJ Executive Director Amol Sinha in NJ Spotlight News: https://lnkd.in/dCJ6JM-p

All students deserve to feel safe, supported, and respected in school. We were in court last week arguing that any policies targeting gender-nonconforming students are discriminatory and unconstitutional. Read more in the New Jersey Monitor: https://lnkd.in/e4CMVgvY

NJ school districts should do everything they can to make sure all young people feel loved and accepted. We went to court this week to hold school districts accountable to protect, and not discriminate against, LGBTQ+ students. Read more in northjersey.com: https://lnkd.in/eQu4dbgQ

We have to take President-elect Trump at his word. “Trump is planning on the ugliest and worst deportation scheme that we’ve ever seen in the history of the United States, and it’s going to include going after the most vulnerable among us. It’s going to include racial profiling. It’s going to include workplace raids and community raids. It’s all stuff that’s very frightening and we as a state need to come together, push back and fight back against that wherever we can. If the first Trump administration is any indication, there’s going to be chaos, confusion, and family separation,” Executive Director Amol Sinha told Insider NJ. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eVBendWe

BREAKING: New documents obtained by the ACLU reveal that ICE is actively considering proposals to expand immigration detention capacity across New Jersey. The Garden State has already taken steps to oppose immigrant detention by phasing out ICE contracts and closing county-run ICE jails. But federal plans to expand detention in New Jersey continue, paving a way for the Trump administration to conduct mass detention and deportation of immigrant communities. This is unacceptable. Read our full statement: https://lnkd.in/em4kbDHR

Come work with us! We’re looking for a third-year law student or judicial law clerk from a New Jersey law school to apply for a sponsorship opportunity through the New Jersey State Bar Foundation to work as a public interest law fellow to advance immigrants’ rights. Applications are due December 2, 2024. Candidates will be expected to work closely with the ACLU-NJ to finalize and submit the joint project proposal. If you're a 3L law student at Rutgers Law School or Seton Hall University School of Law, please consider applying! Learn more and apply: https://lnkd.in/eW6NngfZ

Breaking: The U.S. Department of Justice issued a report today detailing rampant abuse and misconduct in the Trenton Police Department. These findings confirm what the city community has been saying for decades: officers engage in widespread misconduct with impunity, and at an immense human cost. Achieving meaningful accountability of police officers to the communities they’re meant to serve requires sweeping reform. This report should be the first step in bringing overdue systems of accountability to the city of Trenton. New Jerseyans deserve nothing less. Read our full statement: https://lnkd.in/dAjtZ9bF ?