Biden joins colleagues in calling for federal action to cut greenhouse gas emissions
Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Attorney General Beau Biden this week joined a coalition of 12 other state Attorneys General in calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to act to substantially reduce air pollution by setting stronger emissions standards for fossil fuel power plants.
Biden supports financial restitution for victims of child pornography
Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Family | Date Posted: Thursday, November 21, 2013
Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden has joined 34 of his colleagues in arguing to the U.S. Supreme Court that federal law allows victims of child pornography to recover full financial restitution from predators who produce, posses, or trade sexually explicit images of children.
Biden Secures Nearly $20 Million for Delaware
Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 19, 2013
In the latest effort by his office to hold accountable those responsible for the mortgage foreclosure crisis, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden announced that JPMorgan Chase will pay $19.7 million to settle allegations stemming from conduct that helped cause the greatest economic downturn since the Great Depression.
Biden announces state housing workshops with lenders to help homeowners facing foreclosure
Civil Division | Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, November 15, 2013
Attorney General Beau Biden today announced that free state housing workshops will take place next week to assist homeowners who have fallen behind on their mortgage payments and face foreclosure. Both workshops – to be held Monday in Wilmington and Tuesday in Dover – bring together mortgage servicers, state employees, and HUD-certified housing counselors who will discuss mortgage modifications, government homeowner programs, and foreclosure scams with homeowners.
Biden Again Takes Legal Action in Support of Marriage Equality
Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, October 25, 2013
Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden and 13 of his colleagues filed a brief in the Supreme Court of the United States today arguing that two states’ bans on same-sex marriage violate the federal constitution’s 14th amendment and should be struck down.
