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.
Feb 28, 2025 | Arizona | California | coalition of 23 attorneys general | Colorado | Connecticut | critical safety needs | Cybersecurity | Delaware | emergency management | FEMA funding | fighting fires | flood mitigation | Hawaii | homeland security | Illegal Funding Freeze | Illinois | Lawsuit | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | motion for enforcement | Nevada | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | Oregon | Rhode Island | temporary restraining order (TRO) | the District of Columbia | Trump Administration | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island | Vermont | Washington | wildfire prevention response | Wisconsin | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
For Immediate Release: February 28, 2025 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Michael ZhadanovskyOAGpress@njoag.gov Second Motion to Enforce TRENTON – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today...
Feb 28, 2025 | Buena | Burlington County | comptroller | Division of Criminal Justice | failure to pay tax | filing a fraudulent tax return | Financial facilitation of criminal activity | Forgery | Former Chief Financial Officer | Money Laundering | Not-For-Profit Company | Office of Securities Fraud and Financial Crimes Prosecutions (OSFFCP) | receiving stolen property | Stealing $2.5 Million | Tax Evasion | Unlawful Taking | white-collar crime | Consumer Protection | Division of Criminal Justice | Office of Securities Fraud and Financial Crimes Prosecutions | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that the former chief financial officer and comptroller of a Burlington County-based not-for-profit company has been charged with allegedly stealing more than $2.5 million from the company, money laundering and tax evasion.
Feb 20, 2025 | Amicus Brief | Arizona | auto lending | banking | big banks | California | coalition of 23 attorneys general | Colorado | Connecticut | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) | consumer protection | credit card companies | Delaware | Federal Consumer Protection Laws | federal regulations | Hawaii | Illinois | independent agency | lenders | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | mortgage servicers | Nevada | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | Oregon | Rhode Island | student loan servicers | the District of Columbia | Trump Administration | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland | Vermont | Washington | Wisconsin | Consumer Protection | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and New York Attorney General Letitia James co-led a coalition of 23 attorneys general to warn against efforts by the Trump Administration and Elon Musk to defund and disband the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
Feb 13, 2025 | 14 Attorneys General | Birthright | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Constitution | Delaware | Executive Order | Fourteenth Amendment | Hawaii | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Nevada | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | Preliminary Injunction | Rhode Island | statement | the City of San Francisco | the District of Columbia | Trump Administration | unconstitutional | Vermont | Wisconsin | Attorney General Statement | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined in the response to a preliminary injunction being granted by a federal judge against President Trump’s unconstitutional executive order terminating birthright citizenship in the multi-state lawsuit led by New Jersey.
