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AG Jennings takes action to protect Dreamers’ Affordable Care Act access

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Delaware steps in to fill legal void in Court challenge to health care access Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced that Delaware, New Jersey, and 12 other states are joining together to defend health insurance access for Dreamers from court challenges. The motion to intervene comes as the incoming Trump Administration is expected to halt federal […]




AG Jennings’ applauds two major gun safety wins

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, January 13, 2025

Attorney General Jennings released the following statement on today’s Supreme Court of the United States’ decision to deny two writs of certiorari, refusing to entertain a challenge to Delaware’s assault weapon and large capacity magazine ban and refusing a challenge to Maryland’s gun licensing law: “This is a huge win for gun safety in our state […]




DOJ secures lengthy prison sentence for repeat child pornography offender

Department of Justice Careers | Date Posted: Thursday, January 9, 2025

A Wilmington man has received a lengthy prison sentence for child pornography offenses. On December 20, Sheldon Lee, 65, was sentenced to 20 years in prison following convictions of 25 counts of Dealing in Child Pornography and 25 counts of Sex Offender Unlawful Sexual Conduct Against a Child. Lee’s sentence includes a suspended 325-year prison […]




DOJ secures life sentence in Newark murder case

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, January 9, 2025

A Delaware City man has been sentenced for the brutal assault and murder of his father in 2023. On December 13, Allan Henderson Jr., 38, was sentenced to life plus two years in prison for convictions of Murder 2nd Degree and Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony in New Castle […]




DOJ secures more than four decades in prison for fatal assault

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, January 9, 2025

A Georgetown man has been sentenced to more than four decades in prison for the 2022 murder of Paul McCarter. On December 13, Kevin Shorter, 26, was sentenced to 45 years in prison for convictions of Murder 2nd Degree and Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony, following an investigation into […]







  Category: Department of Justice

AG Jennings takes action to protect Dreamers’ Affordable Care Act access

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Delaware steps in to fill legal void in Court challenge to health care access Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced that Delaware, New Jersey, and 12 other states are joining together to defend health insurance access for Dreamers from court challenges. The motion to intervene comes as the incoming Trump Administration is expected to halt federal […]




AG Jennings’ applauds two major gun safety wins

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, January 13, 2025

Attorney General Jennings released the following statement on today’s Supreme Court of the United States’ decision to deny two writs of certiorari, refusing to entertain a challenge to Delaware’s assault weapon and large capacity magazine ban and refusing a challenge to Maryland’s gun licensing law: “This is a huge win for gun safety in our state […]




DOJ secures lengthy prison sentence for repeat child pornography offender

Department of Justice Careers | Date Posted: Thursday, January 9, 2025

A Wilmington man has received a lengthy prison sentence for child pornography offenses. On December 20, Sheldon Lee, 65, was sentenced to 20 years in prison following convictions of 25 counts of Dealing in Child Pornography and 25 counts of Sex Offender Unlawful Sexual Conduct Against a Child. Lee’s sentence includes a suspended 325-year prison […]




DOJ secures life sentence in Newark murder case

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, January 9, 2025

A Delaware City man has been sentenced for the brutal assault and murder of his father in 2023. On December 13, Allan Henderson Jr., 38, was sentenced to life plus two years in prison for convictions of Murder 2nd Degree and Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony in New Castle […]




DOJ secures more than four decades in prison for fatal assault

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, January 9, 2025

A Georgetown man has been sentenced to more than four decades in prison for the 2022 murder of Paul McCarter. On December 13, Kevin Shorter, 26, was sentenced to 45 years in prison for convictions of Murder 2nd Degree and Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony, following an investigation into […]