State Grand Jury Declines to Criminally Charge Officers in Connection with Fatal Police-Involved Shooting in Paterson on March 3, 2023

Death of Najee Seabrooks Preceded Transformation of Paterson PD, Statewide Changes to Crisis Responses, Working Group to Establish Guidelines Between Community Based Violence Intervention Groups and Law Enforcement, and Use-of-Force Policy Revisions For Immediate...

AG Platkin Announces Consent Order Resolving Suit Against Gun Store For Unlawful Sales to Unverified Buyers

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced the court-ordered settlement of a civil lawsuit against licensed firearms retailer Point Blank Guns and Ammo LLC for repeatedly selling gun-related products to undercover investigators without the buyer demonstrating that they could lawfully possess a firearm.

Atlantic County Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Providing Illegal Drugs That Led to Deaths of Two Teenagers

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) announced that an Atlantic County man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in providing fentanyl that resulted in two juveniles fatally overdosing on the drug.

AG Platkin, NJSP, Public Defender Reach Agreement in Principle to Improve Expungement Processing

Governor Phil Murphy, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the New Jersey State Police (NJSP), and the Office of the Public Defender (OPD) announced the terms of an agreement in principle to resolve ongoing class action litigation regarding the timely processing of judicial orders expunging records associated with arrests and convictions for certain low-level offenses

Attorney General Platkin Sues Trump Administration to Stop Dismantling of Department of Education and Protect Students

New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump Administration to stop the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education.

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