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AG Platkin Holds Strategy Meeting in Newark with Law Enforcement Leaders on Use of New Burglary Laws and Announces Statewide Burglary Task Force to Curtail Residential Burglaries and Home Invasions
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin held a meeting in Newark with law enforcement leaders from across the state to discuss how officers and prosecutors can best use the newly enacted laws that heighten criminal penalties for residential burglaries.
AG Platkin, Division of Consumer Affairs Reach Settlement with Dick’s Sporting Goods Resolving Allegations that Retail Chain Unlawfully Sold Large Capacity Magazines into New Jersey
For Immediate Release: November 14, 2024 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision of Consumer Affairs- Cari Fais, Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lisa CoryellOAGpress@njoag.govConsent Order TRENTON – Attorney...
AG Platkin, AG Schwalb Co-Lead Amicus Brief Defending FTC in Barring Noncompete Agreements
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb led a multistate brief supporting the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) rule to eliminate noncompete clauses in employment contracts nationwide.
AG Platkin Acts Against Gun Stores for Repeated Unlawful Sales to Unverified Buyers
Butch’s Gun World and Point Blank Guns & Ammo Sold 1,000-round Cases of AR-15 Ammunition Without Checking Buyer Credentials.
Attorney General Platkin and Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance Partner With New Jersey Office of the Public Defender to Launch Community Education Initiative on Restorative Justice
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance (VIVA) announced that VIVA’s Office of Trial and Criminal Justice Process (OTCJP) has partnered with the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender (NJOPD) to launch a community education initiative aimed at increasing the public’s understanding of restorative justice principles.