In unanimous ruling, Court sides with Jennings on voting rights
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, June 28, 2024
The Delaware Supreme Court has unanimously vacated a lower court ruling that jeopardized tens of thousands of Delawareans’ voting rights under the State’s permanent absentee and early voting statutes. In February, a Superior Court judge issued a surprise ruling striking down early voting and the state’s 14-year-old permanent absentee law. The permanent absentee statute had […]
AG Jennings’ statement on Supreme Court ruling in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2024
Attorney General Kathy Jennings released today the following statement on the Supreme Court of the United States’ ruling in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma: “Today the Supreme Court issued a ruling that jeopardizes a $45 million opioid settlement that Delaware reached with Sackler family. While this represents a setback for us, we are not giving up. […]
Former “Smackdown” defendant sentenced to 12 years for fentanyl charges
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2024
A Philadelphia man previously arrested and convicted in connection with the 2016 police action Operation Smackdown has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for dealing fentanyl-laced heroin (Tier 2) and possession of cocaine (Tier 1). “Overdose fatalities are still out of control, and fentanyl remains a primary cause,” said Attorney General Kathy Jennings. “People […]
Jennings can fight for Nemours funding, appeals court rules
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, June 14, 2024
A Florida appellate court has upheld AG Kathy Jennings’ authority to continue advocating for funding for Nemours Children’s Hospital. “The consequences of this case could be a game changer for kids in Delaware,” said AG Jennings. “Anyone whose child has received care at Nemours Hospital understands how exceptional they are. That’s the hallmark of A.I. […]
Defendant faces lengthy prison sentence after child pornography convictions
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, May 31, 2024
Conviction is State’s first use of updated “partial nudity” statute A Wilmington man could spend the rest of his life in prison following a litany of felony convictions in a child pornography case. Sheldon Lee, 64, was convicted on May 16 of 50 felonies — 25 counts of Dealing in Child Pornography and 25 counts […]
