Joint Statement from Delaware’s Elected Leaders on the Violence in Minnesota
Auditor of Accounts | Auditor of Accounts Lydia York | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Governor Matt Meyer | Insurance Commissioner | Lt. Governor Kyle Evans Gay | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Office of the State Treasurer | State Treasurer Colleen C. Davis | Date Posted: Saturday, June 14, 2025
DOVER – Today, Delaware’s elected leaders released a joint statement on the political violence in Minnesota: “We are all horrified by the shooting of Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, Sen. John Hoffman, and their spouses in what appears to have been a despicable and politically motivated attack. We are all praying today for the […]
AG Jennings: Trump won’t protect the innocent. Delaware must.
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
The Trump administration has terrified America’s immigrant communities. It has violated the rule of law, disregarded basic human decency, and cloaked its malice in vague claims about public safety. I’ve spent my career in public safety, and the essence of that work is to protect the innocent; Trump’s tactics have made them less safe, not […]
Attorney General Kathy Jennings Sues Trump Administration to Keep Machine Gun Devices Out of Delaware
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, June 9, 2025
Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced that she is co-leading a coalition of 15 Attorneys General in suing the Trump Administration, and in particular the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), over its plans to distribute thousands of machinegun conversion devices (MCD) to communities across the United States. ATF’s action involves Forced Reset […]
Delaware, AmeriCorps win key court battle
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, June 5, 2025
States win preliminary injunction, restoring funding for key AmeriCorps programs nationwide A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction restoring key funding for the national service program AmeriCorps following a lawsuit co-led by Attorney General Kathy Jennings and joined by 23 states and the District of Columbia. AmeriCorps, an independent federal agency tasked with engaging […]
DOJ secures lengthy sentence for shooting, assault of corrections officer
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 3, 2025
A 21-year-old Kent County man has pled guilty to multiple charges relating to a 2023 shooting in Camden, Delaware. On May 27th, 2025, Jay’Mere Matthews was sentenced to 11 years’ incarceration followed by descending levels of probation. Matthews previously pled Guilty but Mentally Ill to Assault in the First Degree and Possession of a Firearm […]
