Statement from AG Jennings on Delaware House’s failure to pass SB 100
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Attorney General Kathy Jennings released the following statement in response to the Delaware House of Representatives’ failure to pass SB 100: “For years now, Delaware’s General Assembly has repeatedly moved the needle forward on LGBTQ+ rights and civil rights writ large; in recent years that movement has been unflinching. That record makes it all the […]
DOJ indicts suspected Wilmington Hospital shooter on multiple felony charges
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, June 22, 2026
Prosecutors have secured multiple felony charges, including First Degree Murder, against John Wallace-Bey for a shooting that killed one victim and critically wounded another, Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Monday. Wallace-Bey, 23, was indicted Monday for seven felony charges: Murder First Degree, Attempted Murder First Degree, Reckless Endangering First Degree, Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon, and three counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony. On the evening of June […]
AG Jennings secures final victory over Trump Administration’s ban on offshore wind permitting
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Attorney General Kathy Jennings and a coalition of 18 attorneys general yesterday celebrated the dismissal of the Trump Administration’s appeal of their victory in a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s order to freeze all federal permitting for wind energy projects. “This result is a victory on multiple fronts: it’s a win for the fight against […]
AG Jennings defeats Koch billionaire-backed effort to upend Delaware’s election transparency laws
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced today that a Koch family-affiliated campaign group’s attempt to nullify state law requiring basic transparency for third-party campaign advertisers has been defeated in court. “This victory affirms that it is the people of Delaware – not the Koch family or any other billionaires – who get to determine our state’s […]
DOJ secures lengthy prison sentence in stalking case
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 9, 2026
A New Castle man has been sentenced to prison for stalking, illegally possessing a firearm, and violating his probation. Donald Beckwith, 42, was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a Superior Court judge on June 3, 2026. The sentencing followed his conviction earlier that day on charges of Stalking and a conviction from earlier […]
