The Attorney General’s Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) is investigating a death following a police encounter that occurred on September 16, 2024, in Bayonne, New Jersey.
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) has resolved four cases alleging that Coldwell Banker Realty, a real estate brokerage company, violated the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination’s (LAD) prohibition against housing discrimination based on source of lawful income.
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (“Division”) announced today that Verizon New Jersey, Inc. (“Verizon”) finalized a settlement agreement resolving the Division’s investigation into whether the company violated New Jersey’s consumer protection laws in connection with the marketing and sale of its Fios services.
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced 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.
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined the Justice Department and a bipartisan coalition of 28 states and the District of Columbia in filing an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., which owns Ticketmaster, alleging that the company has illegally monopolized the live entertainment industry.
According to filings with the Division of Gaming Enforcement, casino licensees reported Net Revenue of $769.9 million for the first quarter of 2024, a 1.8% increase over the same period last year.
The Attorney General’s Office is investigating a death that occurred following an arrest on April 19, 2024, in Toms River, Ocean County, New Jersey. The identity of one adult male civilian, who died after being arrested for outstanding warrants, is not being released at this time.
The Attorney General’s Office identified the motorcyclist who died after being involved in a collision with a New Jersey State Police (NJSP) vehicle on April 9, 2024, in Southampton Township, New Jersey.
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that he has exercised supersession over the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office. He has appointed Anthony Picione to serve as Acting Warren County Prosecutor, replacing James Pfeiffer, who is resigning effective immediately.
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), and the New Jersey State Police announced that eight people have been arrested and charged after law enforcement executed search warrants at a Cumberland County compound and two other locations related to a dogfighting network.
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced the retirement of James B. Graziano after serving more than five years as the Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC).
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that DCR has issued Findings of Probable Cause in three cases involving allegations that the Cinnaminson Township Board of Education violated the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) and the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA).
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Justice Data announced the public release of a comprehensive dashboard that summarizes information related to applications submitted to law enforcement agencies statewide seeking a permit to carry a handgun in New Jersey.
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced a groundbreaking step forward in addressing how New Jersey’s law enforcement agencies respond to mental health and addiction crises by issuing an Administrative Directive to formally establish the Office of Alternative and Community Responses (OACR).
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit urging that court to revisit an opinion striking down a Pennsylvania law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from carrying concealed weapons in public and imposing additional restrictions during declared states of emergency.
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (“Division”) announced that Texas-based internet dating service provider Bumble, Inc. will pay $315,000 and change its business practices to settle allegations it violated New Jersey’s consumer protection and internet dating safety laws by misrepresenting or failing to disclose its criminal background screening policies and practices to its New Jersey users.
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced that the Bureau of Securities entered into a consent order with TradeStation Crypto, Inc. to resolve an investigation into the offer and sale of unregistered securities in connection with its crypto interest-earning program.
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Juvenile Justice Commission (JJC) announced the opening of the first of four planned Restorative and Transformative Justice Hubs (RTJ Hubs) in New Jersey.
