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.
Apr 25, 2025 | coalition of attorneys general | Critical Federal Funding | Federal Funding | K-12 schools | Lawsuit | Title VI | Trump Administration | U.S. Department of Education | Unlawful Conditions | Press Release
New Jersey Attorney General Platkin announced that he and a coalition of 18 other attorneys general have filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Education’s threat to withhold federal funding from state education agencies and local school districts that maintain lawful programs and policies that promote equal access to education in K-12 classrooms.
Apr 24, 2025 | agencies can terminate any contracts | coalition of attorneys general | deny the law firms’ personnel entry to federal buildings | Executive Order | federal contractors must disclose any business with the law firms | Law Firm | Singled Out | Susman Godfrey | suspension of active security clearances Refusal to engage with or hire employees of singled out firms | Trump Administration | violation of the Constitution | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin is co-leading a coalition of 20 attorneys general in an amicus brief in support of law firm Susman Godfrey, which is challenging an unconstitutional presidential order that retaliates against the firm for representing clients in the aftermath of the 2020 election and defending the integrity of that election.
Apr 15, 2025 | 504(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 | American Association of People with Disabilities v. Dudek | Amicus Brief | DOGE | Dudek | Elon Musk | erratic actions | First and Fifth Amendments | food | Health Care | Illegal Cuts | Medicaid | Medicare | Preliminary Injunction | reckless and unlawful layoffs and closures | shelter | Social Security Administration | social security benefits | SSA | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance | the Administrative Procedure Act | The Office of Transformation | Trump Administration | United States District Court for the District of Columbia | DD-FederalFunding | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined a coalition of 20 other states filing an amicus brief supporting an injunction to block the Trump Administration’s reckless and unlawful layoffs and closures at the Social Security Administration, which have jeopardized continued Social Security payments for millions of Americans.
Apr 11, 2025 | Abuse of Authority | coalition of 21 attorneys general | Jenner & Block LLP | rule of law | targeting attorneys and law firms | Trump Administration | Unconstitutional Executive Order | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Door LLP | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin is co-leading a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing amicus briefs supporting two law firms, Jenner & Block LLP and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Door LLP, that have filed lawsuits challenging unconstitutional executive orders imposing severe sanctions on the firms in retaliation for their work on causes disfavored by the Trump Administration.
