Sep 4, 2024 | accessories | AK-47 | amicus curiae briefs | ammunition | AR-15 | assault weapons | Blair Holt Assault Weapons Ban | California | Colorado | commonsense gun laws | Connecticut | Cook County | dangerous weapons | Delaware | gunpowder | Hawaii | Illinois | Large Capacity Magazines | Maine | Maryland | mass shootings | Michigan | Minnesota | multistate | Nevada | New York | Oregon | Pennsylvania | reasonable firearms regulations | Restrictions | Rhode Island | rules and regulations | Second Amendment | self-defense | the District of Columbia | Vermont | Washington | Weapons Law | Combating Gun Violence | Gun Violence | Press Release
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell led a multistate amicus brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in support of Cook County, Illinois, which is continuing to defend its assault weapons ban from a Second Amendment challenge.
Jul 31, 2024 | Alleged Disability Discrimination | Bergen | Burlington | Camden | DCR | Division on Civil Rights | Enforcement Actions | Garfield Avenue | inoperable elevator | Jersey City | Law Against Discrimination | Let’s Celebrate Urban Renewal LLC | Management Companies | NJLAD | Notice of Violations | Ocean | perceived disability | Property Owners | residents protections | Union | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Civil Rights | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Apartment Building’s Sole Elevator Inoperable Since November 2023, Allegedly Denying Equal Access to Residents With Disabilities.
Jul 31, 2024 | Attorney General Directive 2022-14 | demotion | destroying evidence | discrimination or bias | domestic violence | Excessive Force | false certification | filing a false report | improper arrest | improper search | improper seizure | indictable crimes | Major Discipline | Misconduct | Office of Justice Data | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | OJD | OPIA | reporting requirements | suspensions | termination | untruthfulness | use of force | Advancing Innovative Policing Policies | Office of Justice Data | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Policing Policy | Policing Policy | Press Release | Public Integrity
The Attorney General’s Office today released information regarding New Jersey law enforcement officers who faced major disciplinary action from their agencies in 2023. The release is part of the Office of the Attorney General’s ongoing effort to increase transparency and public access to information about police discipline and use of force.
Jul 29, 2024 | Division of Criminal Justice | Fuel Investment Fraud Scheme | Indictment | laundering funds | LLC (“Petro Traders”) | LLC (“Prime Petroleum”) | Middlesex County | Office of Securities Fraud and Financial Crimes Prosecutions (OSFFCP) | Old Bridge | Petro Traders Group | Prime Petroleum | Woodbridge | Consumer Protection | Division of Criminal Justice | Office of Securities Fraud and Financial Crimes Prosecutions | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
For Immediate Release: July 30, 2024 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision of Criminal Justice- J. Stephen Ferketic, DirectorOffice of Securities Fraudand Financial Crimes Prosecutions- Pablo Quiñones, Legal Chief For Further...
Jul 23, 2024 | "interactive process" | Alleged Disability Discrimination | Bergen | Burlington | Camden | DCR | Division on Civil Rights | Enforcement Actions | Findings of Probable Cause | Law Against Discrimination | Management Companies | Mill Run at Union | NJLAD | Ocean | Office of Administrative Law | Property Owners | severe or pervasive harassment of tenants | Superior Court | Union | 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) today announced that DCR has issued Findings of Probable Cause in eight additional cases alleging management companies and housing providers discriminated against tenants on the basis of disability in violation of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD).
