Division on Civil Rights Takes Enforcement Action against Housing Providers for Non-Compliance with the Fair Chance in Housing Act
TRENTON – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that DCR has issued 59 Notices of... Read More
AG Platkin Announces Suspension of Plastic Surgeon’s Medical License Over Alleged Sexual Misconduct
NEWARK – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that the State Board of Medical Examiners has temporarily suspended Dr. Peter V. Driscoll’s... Read More
Hundreds of Drug Disposal Bags to be Distributed to Hospice Care and Other Facilities to Fight Opioid Misuse and Diversion
NEWARK – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the New Jersey Coordinator for Addiction Responses and Enforcement Strategies (“NJ CARES”), and the Division of... Read More
A victim of police brutality gets a $925,000 settlement
The council unanimously approved the settlement at their Oct. 13 meeting, stating that the Jersey City Insurance Fund Commission will issue a... Read More
N.J. civil rights division probing claim of anti-Latino bias in municipal court, judiciary says
The New Jersey Division on Civil Rights has launched an investigation into claims of discrimination in a Cumberland County municipal court, a... Read More
Jan. 6 rioter from N.J. sentenced to under a year in prison for assaulting police
A federal judge sentenced a Gloucester County man to eight months in prison Tuesday for assaulting officers during the Jan. 6, 2021... Read More
4 men ran ghost gun trafficking network in N.J. cities, authorities allege
Four men from New Jersey have been charged with running a ghost gun trafficking network, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Authorities... Read More