New Jersey Politician Pleads Guilty in Lucchese Family Linked Gambling Operation
Prospect Park Councilman Anand Shah pleaded guilty to racketeering, money laundering and official misconduct in a Lucchese-linked gambling case.…
New Jersey Sues Trump Again; This Time Over Cuts to Federal Abortion Grants
New Jersey joined 22 other states in suing the Trump administration over new Title X funding conditions affecting family planning and preventive health care.…
New Jersey Could Get More Than $770 Million From Meta — Where Will the Money Go?
New Jersey could collect more than $772 million from Meta, but officials have not yet detailed how the state's massive settlement recovery will be spent.…
New Jersey Has Least Safe Elections, But Gov. Mikie Sherrill Sues to Block Attempt to Fix the Problems
New Jersey is suing the Trump administration over federal measures designed to strengthen mail-in ballot security, arguing elections are controlled by states.…
Sherrill Flees NJ to Hit Massachusetts Campaign Trail, AG Heads to California
Gov. Mikie Sherrill's trip to Massachusetts and Attorney General Jennifer Davenport's participation in California litigation have fueled debate over whether New Jersey's top officials are devoting sufficient attention to pressing issues at…
Mikie Sherrill Signed A Voter Data Protection Bill, Then Pulled it After Realizing It Will Hurt Democrats in Elections
A constitutional dispute is unfolding in Trenton after Assemblyman Brian Bergen accused the Sherrill administration of unlawfully delaying enforcement of New Jersey's newly enacted data broker law while state officials say legislative…
New Jersey Fights Trump Investigation into Migrants with Commercial Driver’s Licenses
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in suing the Trump administration over its demand for access…
New Jersey Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into GEO-Run Delaney Hall Immigration Detention Center
The New Jersey Attorney General's Office has opened a civil rights investigation into Delaney Hall in Newark, citing reports of troubling conditions and recent detainee deaths while seeking information from current and…
New Jersey AG Leads 23-State Fight Against ATF Gun Rights Rollbacks
New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport has joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general urging the ATF to reject proposed firearms regulation rollbacks, arguing they would undermine public safety and law enforcement…
Third Circuit Keeps New Jersey Assault Weapons Ban in Effect While U.S. Supreme Court Appeal Moves Forward
Trenton, NJ – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has granted New Jersey’s emergency request to stay its recent ruling that struck down the state’s decades-old bans on certain…
New Jersey Asks Appeals Court to Keep Assault Weapons Ban in Place Pending U.S. Supreme Court Fight
Trenton, NJ – The State of New Jersey is asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to pause a recent decision striking down the state’s bans on certain semiautomatic…
Ocean County Republicans Tout Mikie Sherrill AG’s Latest Achievements at Annual Gala
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — Several prominent Ocean County Republican elected officials joined New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport in Toms River this weekend for a statewide consumer protection meeting, despite ongoing criticism…
Gov. Sherrill, AG Celebrate Legal Victory Over Paramount After Company Made Billion-Dollar New Jersey Investment
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced Friday that a coalition of states has secured a temporary pause in the proposed merger between Paramount and Warner Bros., marking an…
Sherrill Calls Third Circuit Gun Ruling an “Extreme Right-Wing” Attack on New Jersey Laws
TRENTON, N.J. – Gov. Mikie Sherrill denounced a landmark federal appeals court decision overturning key New Jersey gun restrictions, calling it part of an “extreme, right-wing” attempt to dismantle the state’s firearms…
New Jersey Sues Trump Administration Over HUD Homeless Housing Funding Changes
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport has joined a coalition of states in filing a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, challenging the Trump…
Judge Clears New Jersey-Led Lawsuit Against Meta to Proceed to Trial
A federal judge denied Meta’s bid for summary judgment, allowing New Jersey and a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general to move forward with claims over Facebook and Instagram’s impact on children. Trenton,…
New Jersey Sues Over New Requirements for Health Coverage, Work
New Jersey joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general and two governors seeking to block a federal rule they say would unlawfully tighten Medicaid work requirement exemptions for medically frail patients. Trenton,…
New Jersey’s New Attorney General Upset Over Supreme Court Ruling in Favor of Gun Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states cannot require licensed gun owners to obtain a property owner’s express permission before carrying firearms onto private property open to the public, a decision that…
Sherrill, Attorney General Claim Victory as Federal Government Abandons Controversial Roxbury Detention Center Plan
Governor Mikie Sherrill and Attorney General Jennifer Davenport are celebrating after reports that the federal government has backed away from plans to convert a Roxbury warehouse into a large-scale immigration detention facility.…
Mikie Sherrill Administration Celebrates As Offshore Wind Farms Back on the Table in New Jersey
While New Jersey’s Attorney General hailed a federal court victory for offshore wind development, Assemblywoman Dawn Fantasia argued the state’s offshore wind strategy has already collapsed after taxpayers absorbed massive losses and…