News & Commentary written by Jenn Rolnick Borchetta

Jenn Rolnick Borchetta (she/her) is the deputy project director on policing in the Criminal Law Reform Project. In this position, Jenn designs and leads legal and advocacy strategies that challenge police abuse and advance civil rights protections.

Jenn has extensive experience in complex and high-profile civil rights litigation, with particular expertise in police misconduct. She has successfully litigated individual and class action civil rights lawsuits from complaint through trial and appeal, and she has served as a lead attorney on multiple court-ordered police reform processes. Her victories include, among others, proving the New York City Police Department’s use of the stop-and-frisk practice was unconstitutional, in the landmark case Floyd v. City of New York; securing millions of dollars in damages for those subjected to police violence; and obtaining settlements and court orders that require expansive changes to police practices. Jenn has served as a guest lecturer on civil rights impact litigation at law schools across the country, and she received the Boston University Silver Shingle Award for significant contributions to the community. Immediately prior to joining the ACLU in 2023, Jenn developed and directed a civil rights litigation division at The Bronx Defenders.