AG Jennings announces $45 million multistate settlement with Block Inc. over deceptive practices on Cash App
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, July 9, 2026
Attorney General Kathy Jennings, together with her counterparts in 45 states, today announced a $45 million multistate settlement with Block, Inc., formerly known as Square, Inc., the company behind the popular peer-to-peer payments app Cash App. The settlement resolves allegations that Block violated state consumer fraud and deceptive practice laws by misleading consumers about the […]
DOJ secures life sentence in brutal murder case
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, July 2, 2026
A Newark man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2024 Murder of Tracy Nyariki. On June 26, 2026, Nobert Matara, 33, was sentenced to life in prison for Murder 1st Degree in New Castle County Superior Court. The sentence follows a guilty plea to the December 2024 murder of 33-year-old Tracy Nyariki. “The diligent work […]
Attorney General Jennings announces two major victories striking down executive orders on elections
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, July 2, 2026
Attorney General Jennings today announced two major victories as U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts grants summary judgment and permanent injunctions against two Trump Administration Executive Orders, EO 14248 and EO 14399. “The Constitution is crystal clear: it is the authority of the states – not the federal government, and certainly not an out-of-control President – to administer elections,” said Attorney General Kathy Jennings. […]
AG Jennings announces victory at Supreme Court on birthright citizenship
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Attorney General Kathy Jennings released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court siding with her and her fellow Attorneys General over the Trump Administration on the issue of birthright citizenship: “When President Trump took office in 2025, he immediately issued a flood of flagrantly unconstitutional and illegal executive orders. In a matter of days, I and my fellow Attorneys General began filing lawsuits to stop him. We have […]
DOJ secures 59-year sentence for Wilmington man who caused fatal collision that claimed two lives, injured four others
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, June 25, 2026
A Wilmington man has been sentenced to prison following his conviction for causing a collision that killed two people and injured four others. On June 24, DeJuan Robinson, 28, was sentenced to 59 years in prison. The sentencing follows his convictions by a Superior Court jury on two counts of Murder 2nd Degree, two counts […]
