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ACLU Town Hall With Senator Cory Booker

Join Senator Cory Booker and ACLU President Deborah Archer for a town hall discussing our path forward.

ACLU Town Hall with Senator Cory Booker
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Since President Trump’s first day in office, the ACLU has fought back to defend our civil liberties — with over 110 legal actions, strategic advocacy campaigns, and powerful volunteer mobilizations. During this special town hall, you’ll hear from U.S. Senator Cory Booker (NJ), ACLU President Deborah Archer, and other ACLU experts as they discuss the critical role of the courts in checking executive overreach, the power of collective action, and the path forward. You’ll also learn how you can stay engaged and take action at this critical time.

Speakers

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Senator Cory Booker

Cory Booker is the senior Senator from New Jersey.
Senator Cory Booker
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Deborah Archer

President, ACLU National

Deborah N. Archer is President of the ACLU, where she serves as Chair of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee, the two governing bodies responsible for policy development, financial oversight, and mission-alignment functions for the national organization. Deborah is a tenured professor and associate dean at New York University School of Law, and the…
Deborah Archer
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AJ Hikes

Deputy Executive Director, Strategy & Culture, ACLU

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AJ Hikes (they/them) is a social justice advocate, community organizer, TED Talk Speaker, and unapologetically queer and Black. As Deputy Executive Director for Strategy & Culture, AJ is chief counselor and principal partner to the Executive Director, overseeing the critical functions of organizational strategic planning and priority setting nationwide, while providing executive leadership across the…
AJ Hikes
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Maribel Hernández Rivera

National Director of Immigrant Community Strategies, ACLU

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Maribel Hernández Rivera is the National Director of Immigrant Community Strategies at the American Civil Liberties Union. She was previously the Director of Policy and Government Affairs for Border and Immigration at the ACLU, and before that, served as the organization's Deputy National Political Director and Equality Division Director. Maribel’s professional and lived experience has…
Maribel Hernández Rivera
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Lee Gelernt

Deputy Director, ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project

Lee Gelernt is a lawyer at the ACLU’s national office in New York. In recent years, Lee has argued some of the country’s highest-profile cases and is widely recognized as one of the country’s leading public interest lawyers. He has argued dozens of major civil rights cases, including in the U.S. Supreme Court and 10…
Lee Gelernt
Amol Sinha

Amol Sinha

Executive Director, ACLU of New Jersey

Amol Sinha is the executive director of the ACLU of New Jersey.
Amol Sinha