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Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Joins Tri-State AGs to Urge Refunds for Optimum Customers Facing MSG Blackouts
Altice’s Optimum Cable Charged Customers for MSG Channels They Cannot Access.
AG Platkin and Division on Civil Rights Announce Enforcement Action in Workplace Sexual Harassment Case
Red Lobster Hospitality LLC Allegedly Maintained a Hostile Work Environment By Failing to Appropriately Respond to Workplace Sexual HarassmentFor Immediate Release: February 5, 2025 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil...
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and 14 Attorneys General Issue Joint Statement on Protecting Access to Gender-Affirming Care
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general to reaffirm their commitment to protecting access to gender-affirming care in the face of the Trump Administration’s recent Executive Order.
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Coalition of 19 Attorneys General Urge Senate to Demand Answers on Retaliation Efforts from FBI Director Nominee Kash Patel
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and a coalition of 19 attorneys general today sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, urging the Senate to require Kash Patel, President Trump’s nominee for FBI Director, to return for further questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The request follows alarming reports of politically motivated firings at the FBI and efforts to compile a list of agents involved in investigating the January 6th Capitol riots.
AG: Former Paterson Mayor Torres Sentenced for Launching 2022 Mayoral Campaign in Violation of Court Ban
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) today announced that the former mayor of Paterson, Jose “Joey” Torres, has been sentenced in connection with his 2022 campaign to retake the mayor’s seat, in violation of a 2017 judicial order banning him from running for or holding public office.