Mar 24, 2025 | 21 attorneys general | Arizona | California | Colorado | Connecticut | court order | Delaware | Department of Education | families | Hawaii | Illinois | Lawsuit | Maine | Maryland | mass layoffs | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Nevada | New York | Oregon | Preliminary Injunction | Rhode Island | Students | teachers | the District of Columbia | Trump Administration | Vermont | Washington | Wisconsin | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
AG Platkin Joins Coalition Seeking Preliminary Injunction to Block Mass Layoffs and the Elimination of Core Services at the U.S. Department of Education For Immediate Release: March 24, 2025 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General For...
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.
Mar 6, 2025 | Arizona | California | coalition of 23 attorneys general | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | disaster relief funding | drug-trafficking enforcement | Funding Freeze Policy | Hawaii | Illinois | Lawsuit | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Medicaid funding | Memorandum | Michigan | Minnesota | Nevada | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | Office of Management and Budget (OMB) | Oregon | Preliminary Injunction | Rhode Island | temporary restraining order (TRO) | the District of Columbia | Trump Administration | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island | Vermont | Washington | Wisconsin | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and a coalition of 22 other attorneys general today won a preliminary injunction against the Trump Administration to block its illegal policy freezing funding to states for essential federal agency grants, loans, and other financial assistance programs. Judge John J. McConnell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island today granted the preliminary injunction after Attorney General Platkin and the coalition sued the Trump Administration to stop the funding freeze.
Mar 5, 2025 | Arizona | biomedical research | California | coalition of 22 attorneys genera | Colorado | Connecticut | cutting billions of dollars in funds | cutting-edge medical and public health research | Delaware | faculty | Hawaii | Illinois | infrastructure | lab | Lawsuit | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Massachusetts v. NIH | Michigan | Minnesota | nationwide preliminary injunction | Nevada | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | Oregon | Preliminary Injunction | protects critical funds | Research Institutions | Rhode Island | the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) | the National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Trump Administration | Universities | Vermont | Washington | Wisconsin | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general have secured a nationwide preliminary injunction in Massachusetts v. NIH. The order prevents the Trump Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from cutting billions of dollars in funds that support cutting-edge medical and public health research at universities and research institutions across the country regardless of whether their states have joined the lawsuit.
Mar 5, 2025 | “Dear Colleague" letter | 15 attorney general | academic interests | Accessibility Initiatives | California | colleges | Connecticut | Delaware | diverse equitable inclusive and accessible educational experiences | Diversity | Equity | family background | financial means and socioeconomic status | geographic residency | Illinois | Inclusion | K-12 schools | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Minnesota | Multistate Guidance for Schools | Nevada | New York | Oregon | parental education level | Rhode Island | Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College (SFFA) | the District of Columbia | Trump Administration | U.S. Department of Education | Universities | Vermont | Bias and Discrimination | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general in issuing guidance to help K-12 schools, colleges, and universities understand the legality, viability, and importance of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility policies and practices in education.
