Mar 7, 2025 | “No Hate in the Garden State” public awareness campaign. | Acting Executive Assistant Attorney General | advanced technologies | algorithms | artificial intelligence | Civil Rights and Technology Initiative | Civil Rights Innovation Lab | combat pregnancy discrimination | Department of Law and Public Safety | Director of the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights | Disability Discrimination | discrimination against recipients of government rental assistance | discrimination based on prior criminal history | Discrimination in Home Appraisals | hold government institutions and large employers accountable for violating civil rights laws | Housing Discrimination | lawsuits and enforcement proceedings | Leadership Changes | minimum-income requirements for rentals | mortgage redlining | prevent address and remedy discrimination | safeguard students from discrimination in school | state-level initiative | technology | the Division of Consumer Affairs | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that Sundeep Iyer will serve the Office of Attorney General as Acting Executive Assistant Attorney General, and that he has appointed Yolanda Melville to serve as the Director of the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, the state agency charged with protecting the civil rights of all New Jersey residents.
Nov 14, 2024 | bipartisan legislation | Burglary Laws | cross-jurisdictional burglary suspects | Department of Law and Public Safety | deter | Division of Criminal Justice | Home Invasions | information sharing | investigate and prosecute | Law Enforcement Leaders | Newark | NJPBA | NJSACOP | Residential Burglaries | Statewide Burglary Task Force | Strategy Meeting | Advancing Innovative Policing Policies | Division of Criminal Justice | Gun Violence | Policing Policy | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court | Tackling Auto Theft | Violence Intervention
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.
Aug 24, 2022 | "Honors Program" | Department of Law and Public Safety | Law School Grads | legal careers | Newly Admitted Lawyers | Press Release
Unique two-year program offers recent law school graduates and newly admitted lawyers the opportunity to start their legal careers in public service For Immediate Release: August 24, 2022 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Acting Attorney General For...