AG Jennings secures court injunction in birthright citizenship case
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, February 13, 2025
A federal judge has once again sided with Attorney General Kathy Jennings and a coalition of states suing the Trump administration, this time by issuing a preliminary injunction against the President’s executive order terminating birthright citizenship in violation of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution. “The Court’s ruling should remind the President that […]
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 charged with Murder First Degree, four […]
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 […]
