AG Jennings announces Delaware Supreme Court victory protecting permanent absentee voting
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Attorney General Kathy Jennings has announced that the Delaware Supreme Court has sided with Delaware, denying a challenge from State Senator Gerald Hocker and upholding the state’s permanent absentee voting statute. On September 21, 2026, the Delaware Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling affirming a Chancery Court decision that upheld permanent absentee voting, noting that […]
AG Jennings issues statement following Supreme Court victory on mail-in voting
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court siding with her and her co-plaintiffs and refusing to allow the Trump Administration’s proposed takeover of mail-in voting from going into effect: “This attempt by the Trump Administration to interfere with mail voting for our midterm elections is over. […]
Supreme Court reverses lower court, reinstates age limits on most guns
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced today that, in a major victory for gun safety, the Delaware Supreme Court has ruled House Bill 451—a law passed by the Delaware General Assembly to restrict access to certain firearms to those aged 21 and older—constitutional. “Guns are the leading cause of death for kids and teens in our country and nothing should be off the table […]
Trio of courts rule with AG Jennings on voting rights
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Three courts have sided with Delaware to protect the state’s elections and campaign finance rules. “Each of these attempts to strip away Delawareans’ voting rights and to obfuscate campaign spending are part of a shameless, coordinated attack against the fabric of our democracy,” said Attorney General Kathy Jennings. “No idea that requires silence to survive has any place in a democracy – but that is precisely the fight we’re having: […]
AG Jennings sues to stop Trump Administration from cutting family planning funding
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, August 31, 2026
Attorney General Kathy Jennings has announced that she, as part of a coalition of 23 other states, has sued to block new federal policy that threatens to strip federal family planning funding from states and providers unless they meet a variety of unlawful conditions. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District […]
