| Elizabeth | Newark |
ELIZABETH HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
City Hall
50 Winfield Scott Plaza
Elizabeth, NJ 07208
Helen Scheuer, Executive Director
Tel: (908) 820-4075
Fax: (908) 820-0112
TDD: None
The Commission seeks to foster good will, cooperation, and conciliation among all groups in the city. It refers clients to the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights and the Newark office of the EEOC.
Geographic area(s) served: City of Elizabeth
Type(s) of publications: None
CONSTITUTIONAL LITIGATION CLINIC
Rutgers University Law School
15 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102
Penny M. Venetis, Administrative Director
Tel 201-648-5687
Fax: 201-648-1249
TDD: None
The clinic works on large impact litigation cases involving individual liberties guaranteed by the United States and New Jersey Constitutions. Its cases include (but are not limited to) matters involving freedom of speech and association, the right to privacy, and equal protection (race and gender).
Geographic area(s) served: State of New Jersey
Type(s) of publications: Annual report
NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND SAFETY
Division of Civil Rights
31 Clinton Street
Newark, NJ 07102
Rolando Torres, Director
Tel: (201) 648-2700
Fax: (201) 648-4405
TDD: None
This agency is charged with enforcing the State's civil rights ordinance, first passed in 1945 initially covering employment, and now also covering housing, public accommodations, credit, and business transactions. The protected classes beyond the Federal ones are creed and marital status.
Geographic area(s) served: State of New Jersey
Type(s) of publications: None