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  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases


DOJ, DSP Secure Indictment and Arrest in 2009 Homicide 

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | 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 | News | 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 Press Releases | News | 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 | 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 […]




AG Jennings: Full Protections for Mifepristone Access Remain Intact in Delaware

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, April 14, 2023

Federal judge ensures mifepristone access in Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Friday that Judge Thomas O. Rice of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington has issued an order reiterating that his injunction protecting access to mifepristone in 17 states — including Delaware — and the District of Columbia remains in […]







  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases

DOJ, DSP Secure Indictment and Arrest in 2009 Homicide 

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | 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 | News | 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 Press Releases | News | 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 | 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 […]




AG Jennings: Full Protections for Mifepristone Access Remain Intact in Delaware

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, April 14, 2023

Federal judge ensures mifepristone access in Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Friday that Judge Thomas O. Rice of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington has issued an order reiterating that his injunction protecting access to mifepristone in 17 states — including Delaware — and the District of Columbia remains in […]