Apr 3, 2025 | Arizona | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Executive Order No. 14248 | federal Election Assistance Commission | Hawaii | Illinois | Lawsuit | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Nevada | New Mexico | New York | Rhode Island | sweeping voting restrictions | the Elections Executive Order | Trump Administration | U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi | Vermont | Wisconsin | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, the federal Election Assistance Commission, and other Trump Administration officials over Executive Order No. 14248 (the Elections Executive Order), which imposes sweeping voting restrictions across the country.
Apr 1, 2025 | Arizona | bird flu | California | coalition of 23 states | Colorado | Complaint | Connecticut | critical mental health and substance abuse services | Delaware | Essential Public Health Funding | expand access to vaccinations | federal funding for New Jersey | fight the spread of infectious diseases | Hawaii | HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | illegally terminating critical public health grants to the states | Illinois | key public health initiatives | Lawsuit | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | measles | Michigan | Minnesota New Mexico | Nevada | New York | North Carolina | Oregon | Rhode Island | strengthen the state’s emergency preparedness | the District of Columbia | Trump Administration | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) | U.S. District Court in Rhode Islan | Washington | Wisconsin and the Governors of Kentucky Pennsylvania | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined a coalition of 23 states and the District of Columbia in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., for abruptly and illegally terminating nearly $11 billion in critical public health grants to the states, including more than $350 million in federal funding for New Jersey.
Mar 31, 2025 | "Put the Phone Away or Pay." | cell phone use | Distracted Driving | distracted driving enforcement | Division of Highway Traffic Safety | fatalities | Grants | HTS | National Distracted Driving Awareness Month | New Jersey State Police | New Jersey Turnpike | public-awareness campaign | reduction of crashes | serious injuries | the Garden State Parkway | Division of Highway Traffic Safety | Highway Safety | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety (HTS) have announced the launch of a high visibility enforcement effort to reduce distracted driving. The campaign, known as “Put the Phone Away or Pay,” runs from April 1 through April 30, and provides funding for law enforcement agencies throughout the state to bolster enforcement of laws prohibiting texting and other forms of distracted driving.
Mar 28, 2025 | “Reproductive Health Services” Rule | abortion counseling | abortion services | Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) | Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins | Director Russell Vought | incest | Meeting | Multistate Coalition | Office of Management and Budget (OMB) | patient’s life or health is threatened | pregnancies | Rollback of Abortion Care | self-reported rape | Trump Administration Official | VA medical benefits package | Veterans and their Families | Press Release
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined a coalition of six attorneys general in sending a letter to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought requesting a meeting to urge the Trump Administration to preserve a federal rule that provides veterans and their families access to vital reproductive health services, including abortion care.
Mar 28, 2025 | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity & Accountability (OPIA) announced the filing of criminal charges against a suspended information technology employee with the Department of Children and Families (DCF), who allegedly accepted unlawful payments to provide case assistance and confidential information to two individuals who had separate matters being handled by DCF.
Mar 28, 2025 | 50 states and territories | Alaska | Apotex | Arizona | artificially inflate and manipulate prices | AUROBINDO PHARMA USA INC. | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Conspiracy to Inflate Drug Prices | DCA | Delaware | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Florida | generic drug manufacturer | generic prescription drugs | Georgia | Heritage Pharmaceuticals | Idaho | Illinois | Inc. | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Limit Competition | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Northern Mariana Islands | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | preliminary approval for a settlement | Puerto Rico | reduce competition | Rhode Island | SANDOZ | Settlement | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA INC. | the District of Columbia | U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut | U.S. Virgin Islands | unreasonably restrain trade | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | widespread long-running conspiracies | Wisconsin | Wyoming. | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers | Protecting New Jersey in Court
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin is urging consumers to check their eligibility for compensation for certain generic drug purchases as New Jersey joins 50 states and territories in seeking preliminary approval for a $39.1 million settlement with generic drug manufacturer Apotex over conspiracy to inflate prices and limit competition.
