AG Jennings successfully defends services for sexual assault and domestic violence survivors
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, December 4, 2025
Attorney General Kathy Jennings last week secured an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) ensuring that the agency will not restrict critical Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) and Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) services supporting survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence, including through the Delaware DOJ’s Victims Compensation Assistance Program (VCAP). Last […]
AG Jennings’ statement on federal permit to purchase ruling
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, November 14, 2025
Attorney General Kathy Jennings released the following statement Friday evening after Judge Maryellen Noreika of the District of Delaware denied a gun lobby motion for a preliminary injunction against Delaware’s permit to purchase law—a handgun training and licensing law supported by roughly 70% of Delawareans, including more than 60% of gun owners. I’m grateful to […]
Jennings calls out gun lobby’s inaccurate and deceptive filings
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, November 7, 2025
More than 200 handgun permits issued since successful launch AG Kathy Jennings responded Friday to spurious claims that the gun lobby made in a deceitful attempt to block the implementation of permit to purchase — a handgun training and licensing law supported by roughly 70% of Delawareans, including more than 60% of gun owners — […]
Delaware successfully blocks illegal cuts to comprehensive sexual health education
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, November 3, 2025
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on October 27, 2025 blocking the Trump administration from defunding teen reproductive and sexual health education programs over language that affirms all young peoples’ gender identities. The ruling is the latest in a lawsuit filed by 16 states and the District of Columbia, including Delaware. The states sued […]
AG Jennings sues Trump Administration for illegally suspending SNAP benefits
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Attorney General Kathy Jennings joined a coalition of 22 other attorneys general and three governors today in filing a lawsuit against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and its Secretary Brooke Rollins for unlawfully suspending the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which helps more than 40 million Americans buy food, due to the ongoing […]
