Federal judge sides with Jennings, deals another blow to Trump administration
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Shortly after Attorney General Kathy Jennings and others filed a lawsuit to protect medical research funding from indiscriminate cuts by the Trump administration, a federal judge granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) blocking the attempted defunding. The order spares millions of dollars in funding for biomedical and public health research at the University of Delaware, […]
AG Jennings sues Trump to save medical research
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, February 10, 2025
Attorney General Kathy Jennings and 21 other attorneys general today sued the Trump Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for unlawfully cutting funds that support cutting-edge medical and public health research at universities and research institutions across the country. The coalition is challenging the Trump Administration’s attempt […]
Exit 4 defendant arrested and extradited
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, February 10, 2025
A Wilmington man has been arrested and extradited to Delaware in connection with the Wilmington-area Exit 4 gang indictment that included ten individuals and more than 135 charges. On January 28, Nasiir Watson was extradited to Delaware for his initial appearance in New Castle County Superior Court, and given $1,620,000 cash bail. Watson, 23, is […]
AG Jennings, coalition win order blocking DOGE access to sensitive data
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Saturday, February 8, 2025
Attorney General Kathy Jennings and a coalition of 18 attorneys general have secured a federal court order blocking allies of Elon Musk and other unauthorized persons from accessing Americans’ sensitive data through the U.S. Treasury. A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) early this morning blocking “political appointees, special government employees, and any […]
AG Jennings sues to stop Elon Musk and DOGE’s invasion of Americans’ privacy
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, February 7, 2025
Attorney General Kathy Jennings today joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration to stop the unauthorized disclosure of Americans’ private information and sensitive data. The lawsuit asserts that the Trump Administration illegally provided Elon Musk and the so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) unauthorized access to the […]
