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Attorney General Platkin Co-Leads Effort to Support Review of Ghost Gun Regulation Before the Supreme Court
Ghost Guns Need the Same Federal Oversight as...
Attorney General Platkin and Division on Civil Rights Announce New Initiative to Combat Bias and Hate in New Jersey
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that DCR has launched the Community Peacemaker Collaborative, a new initiative designed to respond to the rise in bias and hate in New Jersey, including the significant uptick in antisemitism and Islamophobia in recent months.
AG Platkin, AG Jennings, AG Henry Defend Commonsense Gun Safety Laws in Federal Court
New Jersey Joins Delaware, Pennsylvania in Supporting Restrictions on Assault Weapons, LCMs.
AG Platkin Issues Bias Incident Report for 2021 and 2022 and Releases 2023 Preliminary Bias Data
Public Awareness Bias Campaign and Interactive...
AG Platkin Finds Microstamping Technology Viable for Use in Commercial Firearms Following Live-Fire Testing
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that, based on both live-fire testing results and existing peer-reviewed studies, microstamping technology is a viable means of matching an expended cartridge case to the weapon from which it was discharged.
Governor Murphy, AG Platkin: Brady Report Shows Our Gun Laws Are Working
Governor Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today hailed a new national report from Brady showing that, for two years in a row, none of New Jersey’s firearms dealers were cited by the federal government for selling the most crime guns, a typical indicator of gun violence and gun trafficking.
Attorney General Platkin Co-Leads Amicus Brief Supporting Pennsylvania Law Barring Concealed Carry Weapons by Individuals Under 21
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit urging that court to revisit an opinion striking down a Pennsylvania law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from carrying concealed weapons in public and imposing additional restrictions during declared states of emergency.
AG Platkin: Bumble Inc. to Pay Civil Penalty and Change Public Disclosures to Resolve Allegations its Internet Dating Services Misrepresented Criminal Background Screening Policies
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (“Division”) announced today that Texas-based internet dating service provider Bumble, Inc. will pay $315,000 and change its business practices to settle allegations it violated New Jersey’s consumer protection and internet dating safety laws by misrepresenting or failing to disclose its criminal background screening policies and practices to its New Jersey users.
Attorney General Platkin Announces $1.4 Million for Expansion of Automated License Plate Reader Technology in Atlantic City
AG Platkin Continues Focus on Reducing Auto Thefts through Funding Partnerships with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority.
Division on Civil Rights Takes Enforcement Action Against 35 Housing Providers for Failing to Comply with the Fair Chance in Housing Act
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that DCR has issued 35 Notices of Violation to housing providers across the State for allegedly violating New Jersey’s Fair Chance in Housing Act (FCHA).
