UPDATE: Man Injured in Officer-Involved Shooting in Keansburg, N.J., Dies
The Attorney General’s Office today identified the decedent and officers from a fatal officer-involved shooting on May 27, 2024, in Keansburg, New Jersey.
AG Platkin Announces Consent Order With Restaurant that Allegedly Discriminated on the Basis of Gender Identity in Violation of Law Against Discrimination
Asbury Park Restaurant Agrees to Broad Equitable Relief, to Adopt New Gender-Neutral Dress Code, and to Pay Penalty.
Attorney General Platkin Co-Leads National Effort to Defend Title IX’s Protections for Students
New Jersey, Multistate Coalition File Briefs in Six Lawsuits Attempting to Halt Education Department’s Final Rule Protecting Students from Sex-Based Discrimination.
Division on Civil Rights Files Complaint in Superior Court Against Ironworkers Local 11 for Allegedly Violating the Law Against Discrimination
Local 11 Allegedly Created a Hostile Work Environment for Women, LGBTQ+, and Black Workers and Skipped Over Black Members for Jobs.
State Grand Jury Declines to Criminally Charge Officers Involved in Fatal Shooting in Fort Lee, N.J., on February 4, 2023
A state grand jury has voted not to file any criminal charges at the conclusion of its deliberations on June 17, 2024 regarding the death of Mohamed Bounaouar, 42, of Las Vegas, Nevada, who was fatally shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey, after an encounter with members of the Fort Lee Police Department on February 4, 2023.
Attorney General Issues Directive to Law Enforcement Regarding Use of Blood Samples from Newborn Screening Program
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that he has issued a Directive to law enforcement executives and county prosecutors establishing new limits on attempts to obtain newborn “bloodspot” information in connection with criminal investigations.