Mar 21, 2025 | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced that DCR has issued a Finding of Probable Cause against Highland Living LLC, the owner of an apartment complex in Highland Park, and its leasing agent for allegedly violating the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) by imposing unlawful minimum-income requirements that discriminated against recipients of government assistance.
Mar 11, 2025 | Advance Funding Partners/Same Day Funding | African | Chinese | DCR | denying services | Discrimination | Division on Civil Rights | employment discrimination | Finding of Probable Cause | Hostile Work Environment | lending discrimination | loan applicants | national origin | nationality | New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. | NJ LAD | Ocean | offensive memes | race | racist | Spanish | subpeona | verified complaint | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Civil Rights | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that DCR has issued a Finding of Probable Cause alleging that Advance Funding Partners/Same Day Funding (Advance Funding), a New Jersey business that provides cash advances and loans to borrowers, violated the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) by engaging in unlawful lending discrimination and employment discrimination.
Mar 5, 2025 | “Dear Colleague" letter | 15 attorney general | academic interests | Accessibility Initiatives | California | colleges | Connecticut | Delaware | diverse equitable inclusive and accessible educational experiences | Diversity | Equity | family background | financial means and socioeconomic status | geographic residency | Illinois | Inclusion | K-12 schools | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Minnesota | Multistate Guidance for Schools | Nevada | New York | Oregon | parental education level | Rhode Island | Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College (SFFA) | the District of Columbia | Trump Administration | U.S. Department of Education | Universities | Vermont | Bias and Discrimination | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general in issuing guidance to help K-12 schools, colleges, and universities understand the legality, viability, and importance of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility policies and practices in education.
Feb 14, 2025 | “friend of the court” brief | 000 | 150 | active-duty servicemembers | Amicus Brief | banning transgender people | California | coalition of 20 state attorneys | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | discriminates against transgender people | harms national security | Hawaii | Illinois | Lawsuit | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | members of the National Guard | Michigan | military service | Minnesota | Nevada | New York | North Carolina | Oregon | President Trump’s executive order | Reserves | Rhode Island | transgender | unconstitutional | United States District Court for the District of Columbia | Vermont | veterans | Washington | Wisconsin | Bias and Discrimination | Press Release
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today joined a coalition of 20 state attorneys general in filing a “friend of the court” brief, or amicus brief, to support a lawsuit challenging the implementation of President Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from serving in the military.
Jan 21, 2025 | Birthright citizenship | California | citizenship | City of San Francisco | Colorado | Connecticut | Constitutional Rights | Delaware | Dred Scott | Executive Order | Fourteenth Amendment | Hawaii | Immigrants' Rights | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Nevada | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | President Trump | Rhode Island | Right to Vote | run for office | serve on juries | Social Security numbers | Supreme Court | the District of Columbia | the Immigration and Nationality Act | unlawful action | Vermont | Wisconsin | work lawfully | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Child Protection | DD-ImmigrantRights | Division on Civil Rights | Equity & Inclusion | Immigrants' Rights | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
As President Trump Issues Order Ending Birthright Citizenship, New Jersey Leads 18 States in Defending Basic Constitutional Rights for All Americans.
Jan 15, 2025 | Affordable Care Act (ACA) | Arizona | basic health care services | California | Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) | coalition of States | Colorado | DACA | Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals | Delaware | Department of Health | Department of Human Services | Department of Justice | deportation | Dreamers | Final Rule | Get Covered New Jersey | Hawaii | Health Insurance | Illinois | Immigration | Kansas | lawfully present | Maryland | Michigan | Minnesota | Nevada | New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance | New Mexico | Official Health Insurance Marketplace | Oregon | President-elect Trump | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) | U.S. Department of Homeland Security | University Hospital | Vermont | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Child Protection | Civil Rights | DCR Public Places | DD-CivilRights | Diversity & Inclusion | Division on Civil Rights | Equity & Inclusion | Immigrants' Rights | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced he is leading an effort a group of 14 states in defending health insurance access for Dreamers from court challenges.
