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 […]
Federal court blocks Trump administration’s disastrous tariffs
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, May 29, 2025
A federal court has blocked unlawful tariffs imposed by President Trump’s executive orders under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The ruling, issued Wednesday afternoon by the U.S. Court of International Trade, came in response to a multistate lawsuit from 12 state attorneys general, including Delaware AG Kathy Jennings. “The courts have affirmed what […]
Attorney General Kathy Jennings sues Trump administration to protect scientific research and education programs
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, May 29, 2025
Attorney General Kathy Jennings, joining with 15 other attorneys general, sued the Trump administration to stop its illegal attempts to cut critical National Science Foundation (NSF) programs and funding that maintain the United States’ position as a global leader in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). On April 18, NSF began unlawfully terminating projects focused […]
Attorney General Jennings wins court order stopping dismantling of Department of Education
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, May 23, 2025
Attorney General Kathy Jennings has won a court order stopping the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle the federal Department of Education (DOE). On March 13, Attorney General Jennings joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the administration after it announced plans to illegally eliminate 50 percent of DOE’s workforce. Following a March […]
