AG Jennings applauds judge’s ruling blocking Trump Administration from illegally cutting public health research
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced that a federal judge has set aside the Trump Administration’s unlawful termination of hundreds of biomedical research grants, declaring the move “illegal” and “void” and condemning evidence of discrimination against the LGBTQ community and racial minorities. The judge sided with a coalition of 16 attorneys general who are […]
DOJ secures lengthy prison sentence for Bear drug dealer who sold fentanyl that caused fatal overdose
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, June 16, 2025
A Bear man has been sentenced to prison in Delaware’s first successful homicide conviction against a fentanyl dealer for causing a fatal overdose. On June 10, James G. Watson, 42, was sentenced to a total of 15 years in prison followed by descending levels of probation. The sentencing came after his convictions on charges of […]
Attorney General Kathy Jennings Sues Trump Administration to Keep Machine Gun Devices Out of Delaware
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Featured Posts | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, June 9, 2025
Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced that she is co-leading a coalition of 15 Attorneys General in suing the Trump Administration, and in particular the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), over its plans to distribute thousands of machinegun conversion devices (MCD) to communities across the United States. ATF’s action involves Forced […]
Delaware, AmeriCorps win key court battle
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, June 5, 2025
Delaware, AmeriCorps win key court battle States win preliminary injunction, restoring funding for key AmeriCorps programs nationwide A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction restoring key funding for the national service program AmeriCorps following a lawsuit co-led by Attorney General Kathy Jennings and joined by 23 states and the District of Columbia. AmeriCorps, an […]
DOJ secures lengthy sentence for shooting, assault of corrections officer
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 3, 2025
A 21-year-old Kent County man has pled guilty to multiple charges relating to a 2023 shooting in Camden, Delaware. On May 27th, 2025, Jay’Mere Matthews was sentenced to 11 years’ incarceration followed by descending levels of probation. Matthews previously pled Guilty but Mentally Ill to Assault in the First Degree and Possession of a Firearm […]
