Our Constitution is clear: only Congress and the states can set the rules for our elections.
The president has no authority to change election laws, undermine established voting processes, or jeopardize our voting rights.
Sign our petition now ⬇️
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Next week, we’re heading to 📍Trenton to hear from the candidates running for the congressional seat in CD-12. Join us!
Learn more and RSVP⬇️
We’re headed to court to defend our right to vote by mail from President Trump’s attacks.
Our democracy belongs to the people, and we will do everything in our power to protect it.
Every person deserves to live safely and with dignity in the place they call home.
On Immigrant Heritage Day, and every day, we celebrate the courage, resilience, and contributions of immigrant communities.
Join us for “Citizenship, Immigration, and Deportation: Then and Now,” a timely and informative Lunch and Learn focused on contentious times in our nation’s immigration history as well as more recent events.
Don't miss it!
It’s Election Day in CD-11! Get out there and VOTE.
And before you step into a voting booth, make sure you know your rights.
www.aclu-nj.org/know-your-rights/know-yo...
We’ll be at the show on April 20. If you’re planning to attend, come find us!
BIG NEWS: ACLU-NJ is the featured organization for @brucespringsteen.net's Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour show at Prudential Center on April 20!
We’re honored to have the opportunity to work with NJ's own Bruce Springsteen to advocate for the rights and freedoms that all people deserve.
Do you live in CD-11? If yes, we want you to know that the special election is TOMORROW, April 16! If you haven’t already, get out there and vote!
Find your polling location ⬇️
www.nj.gov/state/elections/special-...
The Garden State must fund services and programs that help defend against the Trump administration’s attacks and support the communities most deeply impacted by new and exacerbated racial and economic inequities.
Tell lawmakers to advance equity and justice in the FY27 state budget⬇️
REMINDER: early voting for the CD-11 special election is open now until April 14th!
If you live in CD-11, it’s time to get out there and vote.
Find early voting locations in your county here: https://nj.gov/state/elections/vote-early-voting.shtml
On April 25, join us and our partners at Mercer Community College in 📍Trenton as we hear from the candidates running for the congressional seat in CD-12.
Come hear where the candidates stand on the issues that matter most to our community.
Learn more and RSVP⬇️
INTERNSHIP ALERT! We’re looking for an undergrad student to join our team for the summer to create digital content that engages and educates the public on our key priorities!
Paid, 30 hours/week, 10 weeks; hybrid (2 days/week in our Newark office).
Learn more ⤵️
NEW: The Board of Immigration Appeals just denied Mahmoud Khalil’s bid to throw out his deportation case.
However, Mahmoud can't be legally detained again until his habeas appeals process is exhausted in federal court. We'll keep defending his right to live in this country and speak freely.
TOMORROW: ACLU-NJ Executive Director Amol Sinha will be at the Cranbury Public Library talking all about the role and importance of libraries and the broader challenges they’re facing across the country. Come join us!
TOMORROW: Join us at @princeton.edu for SPEAR’s conference “The Evolving Carceral Landscape in America.”
Students, scholars, activists, community organizers, local community members, and justice-impacted individuals will come together to take stock of the current carceral landscape.
Register now.⬇️
Have you witnessed unlawful conduct by ICE? We want to know about it.
Use our new confidential form to report what you’ve experienced or seen.
This Friday at 7 p.m., join ACLU-NJ Executive Director Amol Sinha at the Cranbury Public Library for a discussion on the importance of libraries and the broader challenges they’re facing across the country.
Register now: www.aclu-nj.org/event/libraries-at-a-cro...
Elected officials shouldn't be targeted for doing their jobs.
BREAKING: we just filed an amicus brief in support of @replamonica.bsky.social, who is facing federal charges stemming from a congressional oversight visit of Delaney Hall.
Along with partners, we're urging the court to dismiss the charges.
TOMORROW: we’ll be at Rutgers Law School for the Rutgers Journal of Law and Public Policy’s 2026 Symposium "Guardians of Democracy - New Jersey Lawyers and Legislators Challenging the Limits of Executive Power.”
Join us: https://www.aclu-nj.org/event/guardians-of-democracy/
📢 CD-11: early voting for the 2026 special election is now open!
Early voting locations will be open from 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. on Monday through Saturday, and from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. on Sunday.
Find your early polling location ⬇️
Birthright citizenship is a fundamental, constitutional guarantee.
ACLU went to the Supreme Court to preserve the promise of the 14th Amendment.
📍 SCOTUS
ICYMI: Gov. Sherrill signed critical bills that will ensure long‑overdue protections for immigrant communities in New Jersey.
Thank you, Gov. Sherrill, for showing that NJ will not sit idly by as ICE terrorizes our communities.
📸: Office of Governor / Tim Larsen
In a rare move, Bruce Springsteen authorized the ACLU to use the iconic anthem ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ in support of our Supreme Court case challenging President Trump’s attempts to end birthright citizenship.
Next week, we’re heading to 📍@princeton.edu for SPEAR’s conference “The Evolving Carceral Landscape in America.” Join us, students and scholars, activists and community organizers, local community members, and justice-impacted individuals as we take stock of the current carceral landscape.
America does not belong to those who rule through fear – it belongs to the people.
Last weekend, millions of people across the country came together to condemn the Trump administration’s abuses of power.
In New Jersey, the people made their voices clear: in America, there is no place for kings.
A special election is happening in NJ to fill the seat representing CD-11. We have everything you need to know about voting in the upcoming special election.
Make your voting plan today!
ICYMI: Gov. Sherrill signed critical bills that will ensure protections for immigrant communities in NJ.
While these bills represent crucial progress, there is still more work to do, including closing crucial funding gaps.
Hear more from ACLU-NJ Political Director John Butler. ⬇️
The president needed a reminder of what the Constitution says — we gave it to him.
