U.S. Supreme Court Denies Fossil Fuel Companies’ Petition for Hearing
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, May 15, 2023
Order sends Delaware’s climate damage & deception lawsuit back to State court WASHINGTON — Today, the Supreme Court of the United States DENIED the petition for a writ of certiorari submitted by fossil fuel companies appealing their failure to move Delaware’s climate damage and deception lawsuit out of state court and into federal court. The question […]
DOJ, DSP Secure Indictment and Arrest in 2009 Homicide
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, May 1, 2023
A Newark man has been indicted and arrested for a 2009 homicide following a cold case investigation. On April 24, 31-year-old Ricardo J. Vega was indicted on two counts of Murder 1st Degree for the killing of 19-year-old Justin Trnka. Trnka, also of Newark, was killed during an armed robbery on March17,2009. Potential charges for the armed robbery are subject to a statute of limitations […]
Statement from AG Jennings on SCOTUS’ Mifepristone Stay
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 26, 2023
The legal debacle over mifepristone underscores how easily a small group of extremist plaintiffs can abuse the judicial system to force draconian, unscientific, and undemocratic laws on the nation. These questions should not even be up for debate: mifepristone has a safer track record than Viagra. But we live in an era where women once […]
Jennings, AGs, and Advocates Announce Proposed Settlement in Chesapeake Pollution Lawsuit
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2023
Attorney General Kathy Jennings and her colleagues have announced that a proposed settlement has been reached in the 2020 lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its failure to require Pennsylvania to develop and implement a plan to meet its commitments to reduce pollution under the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint. One-third of Delaware is […]
Overdose Review Commission Releases 2022 Annual Report
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, April 17, 2023
Recommendations include a whole-person approach to substance use disorder treatment and broadened non-opioid options for chronic pain treatment The Delaware Drug Overdose Fatality Review Commission (DOFRC) has released its second annual report to Governor John Carney and the General Assembly, announced Attorney General Kathy Jennings. The report examines a sample of 108 cases from fatal overdoses that occurred […]
