Apr 3, 2025 | Arizona | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Executive Order No. 14248 | federal Election Assistance Commission | Hawaii | Illinois | Lawsuit | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Nevada | New Mexico | New York | Rhode Island | sweeping voting restrictions | the Elections Executive Order | Trump Administration | U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi | Vermont | Wisconsin | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, the federal Election Assistance Commission, and other Trump Administration officials over Executive Order No. 14248 (the Elections Executive Order), which imposes sweeping voting restrictions across the country.
Apr 1, 2025 | Arizona | bird flu | California | coalition of 23 states | Colorado | Complaint | Connecticut | critical mental health and substance abuse services | Delaware | Essential Public Health Funding | expand access to vaccinations | federal funding for New Jersey | fight the spread of infectious diseases | Hawaii | HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | illegally terminating critical public health grants to the states | Illinois | key public health initiatives | Lawsuit | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | measles | Michigan | Minnesota New Mexico | Nevada | New York | North Carolina | Oregon | Rhode Island | strengthen the state’s emergency preparedness | the District of Columbia | Trump Administration | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) | U.S. District Court in Rhode Islan | Washington | Wisconsin and the Governors of Kentucky Pennsylvania | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined a coalition of 23 states and the District of Columbia in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., for abruptly and illegally terminating nearly $11 billion in critical public health grants to the states, including more than $350 million in federal funding for New Jersey.
Mar 24, 2025 | 21 attorneys general | Arizona | California | Colorado | Connecticut | court order | Delaware | Department of Education | families | Hawaii | Illinois | Lawsuit | Maine | Maryland | mass layoffs | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Nevada | New York | Oregon | Preliminary Injunction | Rhode Island | Students | teachers | the District of Columbia | Trump Administration | Vermont | Washington | Wisconsin | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
AG Platkin Joins Coalition Seeking Preliminary Injunction to Block Mass Layoffs and the Elimination of Core Services at the U.S. Department of Education For Immediate Release: March 24, 2025 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General For...
Mar 13, 2025 | “total shutdown” | Arizona | California | civil rights | college and university students | Colorado | Connecticut | court order | critical resources | Delaware | Discrimination | Executive Branch | families | financial aid | Hawaii | Higher Education | Illinois | K-12 | Lawsuit | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Nevada | New York | no legal authority | Oregon | personnel | quality education | resources | Rhode Island | rural communities | Sexual Assault | Students | teachers | the District of Columbia | Trump Administration | U.S. Department of Education | unconstitutional | Vermont | Washington | Wisconsin | DD-Education | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump Administration to stop the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education.
Mar 11, 2025 | cancelled courses | create a new teacher pipeline | Early Court Decision | Grants | hard-to-staff school districts | improve teacher quality | larger class sizes | math | Montclair State University (MSU) | Preliminary Injunction | science | special education | Teacher Quality Partnership and Supporting Effective Educator Development grant programs | teacher residency program | teacher shortages | temporary restraining order | The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) | The U.S. Department of Education | train teachers | Trump Administration | Unlawful Termination of K-12 Teacher Preparation Pipeline Grants | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today secured a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts temporarily blocking the Trump Administration’s unlawful termination of K-12 teacher preparation pipeline grants while the states seek a preliminary injunction.
