Apr 15, 2025 | 504(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 | American Association of People with Disabilities v. Dudek | Amicus Brief | DOGE | Dudek | Elon Musk | erratic actions | First and Fifth Amendments | food | Health Care | Illegal Cuts | Medicaid | Medicare | Preliminary Injunction | reckless and unlawful layoffs and closures | shelter | Social Security Administration | social security benefits | SSA | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance | the Administrative Procedure Act | The Office of Transformation | Trump Administration | United States District Court for the District of Columbia | DD-FederalFunding | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined a coalition of 20 other states filing an amicus brief supporting an injunction to block the Trump Administration’s reckless and unlawful layoffs and closures at the Social Security Administration, which have jeopardized continued Social Security payments for millions of Americans.
Apr 11, 2025 | Abuse of Authority | coalition of 21 attorneys general | Jenner & Block LLP | rule of law | targeting attorneys and law firms | Trump Administration | Unconstitutional Executive Order | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Door LLP | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin is co-leading a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing amicus briefs supporting two law firms, Jenner & Block LLP and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Door LLP, that have filed lawsuits challenging unconstitutional executive orders imposing severe sanctions on the firms in retaliation for their work on causes disfavored by the Trump Administration.
Apr 10, 2025 | ARPA funded education-related programs | coalition of attorneys general | Covid-19 Pandemic | Education Funding | essential resources | K-12 students | Lawsuit | Trump Administration | U.S. Department of Education | DD-Education | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined a coalition of 15 other attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania in suing the Trump Administration to restore states’ access to essential U.S. Department of Education programs that funding for services to address the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on K-12 students in New Jersey and across the country.
Apr 9, 2025 | "overdraft protection" | Banks | common-sense limits | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) | defund and disband CFPB | Elon Musk | fee cap | Final Rule | Limits on fees | Multistate Comment Letter | Overdraft Fees | overdraft revenue | Trump Administration | U.S. House of Representatives | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined a multistate comment letter urging the U.S. House of Representatives to vote against a joint resolution that would allow very large banks to keep charging customers high overdraft fees on their accounts.
Apr 4, 2025 | Administrative Procedure Act (APA) | Arizona | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Dramatic Cuts to Institute of Museum and Library Services (ILMS) | Executive Order 14238 | Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service | FMCS | Hawaii | Illinois | Lawsuit | Maine | Maryland | MBDA | Michigan | Minnesota | Minority Business Development Agency | Nevada | New Jersey State Library | New Mexico | New York | Oregon | Rhode Island | Trump Administration | Vermont | Washington | Wisconsin | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the Trump Administration to stop the dismantling of three federal agencies—the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Minority Business Development Agency, and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service– that provide services and funding supporting public libraries and museums, workers, and minority-owned businesses nationwide.
