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 | 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.
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.
May 7, 2024 | AK-47 | Amicus Brief | AR-15 | assault weapons | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Hawaii | Illinois | large capacity ammunition magazines (LCMs) | Maine | Maryland | Michigan | Minnesota | multistate | Nevada | New York | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | Semiautomatic assault weapons | South Carolina | the District of Columbia | U.S. Court of Appeals | Vermont | Washington | Combating Gun Violence | Gun Violence | Press Release
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin led a multistate amicus brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in support of Massachusetts, which is defending its commonsense gun safety laws from a Second Amendment challenge.
Mar 26, 2024 | Chicago | Coalition | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Evidence | Firearm Conversion | Glock | Machine Guns | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | the District of Columbia | Vermont | Washington | Combating Gun Violence | Gun Violence | Press Release | Statewide Affirmative Firearms Enforcement (SAFE) Office
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