Attorney General’s Office Investigating Fatal Shooting in Woodbridge, N.J.
The Attorney General’s Office is investigating a fatal police-involved shooting that occurred on June 13, 2024, in the Fords section of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey.
AG Platkin Co-Leads Comment Letter to Support Fair Housing Rule Proposed by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) joined with the Attorneys General of Maryland, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania to co-lead a multistate comment letter supporting the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) proposed rule to improve access to safe and affordable housing.
Attorney General Platkin, 42 States Announce $700 Million Johnson & Johnson Settlement
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs, together with 42 other Attorneys General, today announced that they reached a $700 million nationwide settlement with Johnson & Johnson to resolve allegations related to the marketing of talc-based baby powder and body powder products.
UPDATE: AG’s Office Releases Identities of the Decedent and Franklin Borough Police Sergeant Involved in Fatal Vehicle Crash on May 27, 2024
The Attorney General’s Office today identified the decedent and the police officer involved in a fatal motor vehicle crash on May 27, 2024, in Franklin Borough, New Jersey.
AG Platkin, Division on Civil Rights Reach Settlement in Four Housing Discrimination Cases Against Coldwell Banker Realty
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights has resolved four cases alleging that Coldwell Banker Realty, a real estate brokerage company, violated the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination.
Division on Civil Rights Proposes New Rule on Disparate Impact Discrimination Under New Jersey Law Against Discrimination
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that DCR has proposed a new rule that describes and clarifies the prohibitions against disparate impact discrimination under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD).
