Feb 26, 2024 | Bureau of Alcohol | commonsense gun policies | Firearms and Explosives (ATF) | firearms dealers | Gun Laws | gun trafficking | Gun Violence | Regulations | The Suppliers of America’s Gun Violence Epidemic | Tobacco | Combating Gun Violence | Gun Violence | New Jersey State Police | Press Release | Statewide Affirmative Firearms Enforcement (SAFE) Office
Governor Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today hailed a new national report from Brady showing that, for two years in a row, none of New Jersey’s firearms dealers were cited by the federal government for selling the most crime guns, a typical indicator of gun violence and gun trafficking.
Feb 22, 2024 | Amicus Brief | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Gun Violence | Hawaii | Illinois | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | multistate | Nevada | New Mexico | New York | Oregon | Pennsylvania State Police | Rhode Island | the District of Columbia | Third Circuit | U.S. Court of Appeals | Vermont | Washington | Combating Gun Violence | Gun Violence | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit urging that court to revisit an opinion striking down a Pennsylvania law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from carrying concealed weapons in public and imposing additional restrictions during declared states of emergency.
Feb 21, 2024 | Bumble | Civil Penalty | Criminal Background Screening | Internet Dating Safety Act (“IDSA”) | Internet Dating Services | New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act (“CFA”) | Public Disclosures | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers | Protecting New Jersey in Court
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (“Division”) announced today that Texas-based internet dating service provider Bumble, Inc. will pay $315,000 and change its business practices to settle allegations it violated New Jersey’s consumer protection and internet dating safety laws by misrepresenting or failing to disclose its criminal background screening policies and practices to its New Jersey users.
Feb 15, 2024 | Atlantic City | Automated License Plate Reader Technology (ALPR) | Casino Betting | Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) | Department of Community Affairs (DCA) | Division of Local Government Services (DLGS) | grant dollars | New Jersey Department of Community Affairs | Sports Betting | Division of Gaming Enforcement | New Jersey State Police | Press Release | Tackling Auto Theft
AG Platkin Continues Focus on Reducing Auto Thefts through Funding Partnerships with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority.
Feb 12, 2024 | DCR | Discrimination | Enforcement Actions | Fair Chance in Housing Act | notices of violation | 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 35 Notices of Violation to housing providers across the State for allegedly violating New Jersey’s Fair Chance in Housing Act (FCHA).
