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Newark City Council Introduces Ordinance Wednesday to Lower Voting Age…

December 21, 2023
  NEWARK – Members of the Newark City Council tonight introduced an ordinance lowering the voting age to 16 for Newark’s school board elections, moving it…

Institute Commends Senate on Voting to Combat Home Appraisal Discrimination

December 11, 2023
  NEWARK – The Senate today voted in favor of S777 and S3317, bills which provide crucial tools to combat home appraisal discrimination in New Jersey. “We…

Institute Commends Assembly Committee Vote to Create and Empower Civilian…

December 11, 2023
  NEWARK – The New Jersey Institute for Social Justice today commended the Community Development and Affairs Committee for releasing A1515, a bill to grant select municipalities…

Institute Commends Assembly Judiciary Committee on Voting to Allow People…

December 4, 2023
  NEWARK – The Assembly Judiciary Committee today voted in favor of A977, which allows people with criminal convictions to serve on juries. “We commend members of the Assembly Judiciary Committee for…

Institute Responds to the Announcement of DOJ’s Investigation of Trenton…

October 17, 2023
  NEWARK –In response to the Department of Justice’s announcement today that it opened a civil pattern or practice investigation into whether there are systemic violations…

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