Mar 13, 2025 | “total shutdown” | Arizona | California | civil rights | college and university students | Colorado | Connecticut | court order | critical resources | Delaware | Discrimination | Executive Branch | families | financial aid | Hawaii | Higher Education | Illinois | K-12 | Lawsuit | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Nevada | New York | no legal authority | Oregon | personnel | quality education | resources | Rhode Island | rural communities | Sexual Assault | Students | teachers | the District of Columbia | Trump Administration | U.S. Department of Education | unconstitutional | Vermont | Washington | Wisconsin | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump Administration to stop the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education.
Aug 28, 2024 | Antitrust | argue in court | Attorney General's Honors Program | Career Opportunities | civil rights | Conviction Review | Cyber Crimes | Data Privacy & Cybersecurity | draft legal pleadings | Environmental Justice and Enforcement | Fatal Police Encounters | Firearms Civil Enforcement and Accountability | human trafficking | investigate cases | law school graduates | legal strategy | negotiate with opposing counsel | Office of the Attorney General | Public Corruption | public service | Reproductive Health Rights | Sexual and Domestic Violence Policy Prevention and Enforcement | Social Media Accountability | Solicitor General Fellow | third-year law students | Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance | Violence Suppression and Organized Crime | Workers’ Rights and Labor Enforcement | Honors Program | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that the application period is open for the 2025 New Jersey Attorney General’s Honors Program, a two-year program that offers recent law school graduates and newly admitted lawyers the opportunity to start their legal careers in public service in the Department of Law and Public Safety.
Dec 21, 2023 | civil rights | Clark Police Department | Clark Township | corrective action | Discrimination | New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Civil Rights | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Division on Civil Rights Investigates Allegations of Discrimination by Clark Township and Clark Police Department.
Jan 24, 2023 | 2022 elections | civil rights | election investigation | monmouth elections | new jersey elections | voters | Civil Rights | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Probe Seeks to Identify Issues Impacting Civil Rights of Voters and Recommend Reforms For Immediate Release: January 24, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil Rights- Sundeep Iyer, Director For Further Information:...
Mar 28, 2022 | civil rights | Fair Chance in Housing Act | FCHA | systemic racism | Civil Rights | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
For Immediate Release: March 28, 2022 Office of The Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Acting Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil Rights For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Steven BarnesOAGpress@njoag.gov TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin...
