Sep 4, 2024 | accessories | AK-47 | amicus curiae briefs | ammunition | AR-15 | assault weapons | Blair Holt Assault Weapons Ban | California | Colorado | commonsense gun laws | Connecticut | Cook County | dangerous weapons | Delaware | gunpowder | Hawaii | Illinois | Large Capacity Magazines | Maine | Maryland | mass shootings | Michigan | Minnesota | multistate | Nevada | New York | Oregon | Pennsylvania | reasonable firearms regulations | Restrictions | Rhode Island | rules and regulations | Second Amendment | self-defense | the District of Columbia | Vermont | Washington | Weapons Law | Combating Gun Violence | Gun Violence | Press Release
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell led a multistate amicus brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in support of Cook County, Illinois, which is continuing to defend its assault weapons ban from a Second Amendment challenge.
Jun 11, 2024 | Colorado | criminal history | Delaware | Division on Civil Rights | Fair Housing Rule Proposal | Housing Barriers | HUD | HUD-Assisted Housing | Illinois | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Minnesota | Nevada | New York | Oregon | Pennsylvania | public housing authorities (PHAs) | the District of Columbia | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development | Vermont | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Civil Rights | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) joined with the Attorneys General of Maryland, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania to co-lead a multistate comment letter supporting the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) proposed rule to improve access to safe and affordable housing.
Jun 11, 2024 | Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | body powder products | California | carcinogenic asbestos | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Florida | Georgia | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Johnson & Johnson | Kansas | Kentucky | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Montana | multistate | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Rhode Island | Settlement | Shower to Shower Powder | South Dakota | talc-based baby powder | Texas | the District of Columbia | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs, together with 42 other Attorneys General, today announced that they reached a $700 million nationwide settlement with Johnson & Johnson to resolve allegations related to the marketing of talc-based baby powder and body powder products.
May 31, 2024 | Amicus Brief | Attorneys General | California Attorney General Rob Bonta | Colorado | DCR | Delaware | Division of Law | Division on Civil Rights | Education | Hawaii | Illinois | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Multistate Coalition | New York | Oregon | Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry | Rhode Island | Sexual Discrimination | the District of Columbia | Title IX | Vermont | Washington | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Civil Rights | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that, together with California and Pennsylvania, they have filed the first of several amicus briefs defending Title IX, the landmark law prohibiting sex-based discrimination in education, from yet another federal court challenge that threatens the rights of students in schools and colleges nationwide.