Apr 11, 2025 | Abuse of Authority | coalition of 21 attorneys general | Jenner & Block LLP | rule of law | targeting attorneys and law firms | Trump Administration | Unconstitutional Executive Order | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Door LLP | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin is co-leading a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing amicus briefs supporting two law firms, Jenner & Block LLP and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Door LLP, that have filed lawsuits challenging unconstitutional executive orders imposing severe sanctions on the firms in retaliation for their work on causes disfavored by the Trump Administration.
Apr 10, 2025 | ARPA funded education-related programs | coalition of attorneys general | Covid-19 Pandemic | Education Funding | essential resources | K-12 students | Lawsuit | Trump Administration | U.S. Department of Education | DD-Education | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined a coalition of 15 other attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania in suing the Trump Administration to restore statesā access to essential U.S. Department of Education programs that funding for services to address the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on K-12 students in New Jersey and across the country.
Apr 9, 2025 | "overdraft protection" | Banks | common-sense limits | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) | defund and disband CFPB | Elon Musk | fee cap | Final Rule | Limits on fees | Multistate Comment Letter | Overdraft Fees | overdraft revenue | Trump Administration | U.S. House of Representatives | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined a multistate comment letter urging the U.S. House of Representatives to vote against a joint resolution that would allow very large banks to keep charging customers high overdraft fees on their accounts.
Apr 4, 2025 | Administrative Procedure Act (APA) | Arizona | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Dramatic Cuts to Institute of Museum and Library Services (ILMS) | Executive Order 14238 | Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service | FMCS | Hawaii | Illinois | Lawsuit | Maine | Maryland | MBDA | Michigan | Minnesota | Minority Business Development Agency | Nevada | New Jersey State Library | New Mexico | New York | Oregon | Rhode Island | Trump Administration | Vermont | Washington | Wisconsin | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the Trump Administration to stop the dismantling of three federal agenciesāthe Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Minority Business Development Agency, and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service– that provide services and funding supporting public libraries and museums, workers, and minority-owned businesses nationwide.
Apr 4, 2025 | coalition of 15 attorneys general | Illegal Funding Cuts and Delays | Lawsuit | Medical and Public Health Research | medical and scientific research | National Institutes on Health (NIH) | public health needs | termination of already-issued grants nationwide | Trump Administration | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts | unreasonable delays | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general in suing the Trump Administration over its unlawful attempt to terminate and disrupt grant funding issued by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Apr 3, 2025 | Arizona | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Federal Funding | Governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania | Hawaii | HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | Illinois | Lawsuit | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota New Mexico | Nevada | New York | North Carolina | Oregon | public health grants | Rhode Island | temporary restraining order | the District of Columbia | Trump Administration | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) | Washington | Wisconsin | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin commended a ruling by the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island granting a temporary restraining order that prevents the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., from abruptly and illegally terminating $11 billion in critical public health grants to the states, including more than $350 million in federal funding for New Jersey.
