Apr 29, 2025 | 800 law firms | abuse of power | amicus briefs | coalition of attorneys general | former judges | law fims | legal community | letter | professors | targeting law firms | Trump Administration | unconstitutional executive orders | violation of Constitution | DD-FederalFunding | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin led a coalition of 20 attorneys general in publishing an open letter to the legal community that expresses support for law firms that have fought back against President Trump’s unconstitutional attempts to target law firms for advocacy the Trump Administration disfavors, and that expresses the coalition’s profound disappointment that several of the country’s largest law firms have capitulated in the face of these dangerous attacks on the rule of law.
Sep 5, 2024 | amicus briefs | California | DCR | Discrimination | Division on Civil Rights | Harassment | Kansas v. U.S. Department of Education | LGBTQ+ Students | Louisiana v. U.S. Department of Education | New Jersey | New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. | Pennsylvania | sex discrimination | Title IX | U.S. Court of Appeals | U.S. Department of Education Final Rule | Bias and Discrimination | DCR Gender | Diversity & Inclusion | Division of Law | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that New Jersey, California, and Pennsylvania co-led two amicus briefs on behalf of a multistate coalition in federal appellate courts to further defend Title IX’s protections of all students, including LGBTQ+ students, from gender-based harassment and sex discrimination, and to reverse a preliminary injunction that could affect certain schools in their states.
Jun 25, 2024 | Alabama | amicus briefs | Arkansas | Carroll Independent School District | Education Department | Harassment | Kansas | Lawsuit | Louisiana | multistate | National Effort | Sex-based Discrimination | Students | Texas | Title IX Protections | U.S. Department of Education | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Civil Rights | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court | Sexual Assault Victims
New Jersey, Multistate Coalition File Briefs in Six Lawsuits Attempting to Halt Education Department’s Final Rule Protecting Students from Sex-Based Discrimination.
