New Jersey

Religious Liberty Ranking:

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37

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Jersey City, New Jersey

New Jersey

State Capitol,
Trenton, NJ

New Jersey—home to the largest population of Muslims, by percentage, of any U.S. state—has declared January of every year as Muslim Heritage Month. What is New Jersey doing to safeguard religious liberty for its diverse population in 2023?

Safeguards

Religious Liberty in the States 2023 measures each state across 34 items that form 7 groups of safeguards. The potential safeguards were identified for their ability to protect the free exercise of religion, as shown by at least one of 50 states adopting a religious liberty protection in the named area. Safeguards were further narrowed to those that could be objectively measured based on a plain reading of state law.

For a more detailed view of how this state stacks up in 2023, select any of the drop-down arrows below for an expanded view of the multi-item safeguards.

Opportunity for Absentee Voting: Yes

Religious Freedom Restoration Act: No

Employer Exemption from the Contraceptive Mandate: No

New Jersey

State Capitol,
Trenton, NJ

New Jersey—home to the largest population of Muslims, by percentage, of any U.S. state—has declared January of every year as Muslim Heritage Month. What is New Jersey doing to safeguard religious liberty for its diverse population in 2023?

Safeguards

Religious Liberty in the States 2023 measures each state across 29 items that form six groups of safeguards. The list of potential safeguards were identified for their ability to protect the free exercise of religion, as shown by at least one of 50 states adopting a religious liberty protection in the named area. Safeguards were further narrowed to those that could be objectively measured based on a plain reading of state law.

For a more detailed view of how this state stacks up in 2023, select either of the drop-down arrows below for an expanded view of the multi-item safeguards.

Opportunity for Absentee Voting: Yes

Religious Freedom Restoration Act: No

Employer Exemption from the Contraceptive Mandate: No