DOJ secures conviction in armed rape case
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
A Smyrna man has been convicted of multiple felonies for the rape of a female relative. “These cases, while incredibly difficult for all involved, are profoundly important to our team at the Delaware Department of Justice as we work to exact justice for those who have experienced unimaginable terror, and in many cases, betrayal […]
AG Jennings secures court injunction in birthright citizenship case
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, February 13, 2025
A federal judge has once again sided with Attorney General Kathy Jennings and a coalition of states suing the Trump administration, this time by issuing a preliminary injunction against the President’s executive order terminating birthright citizenship in violation of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution. “The Court’s ruling should remind the President that […]
Federal judge sides with Jennings, deals another blow to Trump administration
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Shortly after Attorney General Kathy Jennings and others filed a lawsuit to protect medical research funding from indiscriminate cuts by the Trump administration, a federal judge granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) blocking the attempted defunding. The order spares millions of dollars in funding for biomedical and public health research at the University of Delaware, […]
AG Jennings sues Trump to save medical research
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, February 10, 2025
Attorney General Kathy Jennings and 21 other attorneys general today sued the Trump Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for unlawfully cutting funds that support cutting-edge medical and public health research at universities and research institutions across the country. The coalition is challenging the Trump Administration’s attempt […]
Exit 4 defendant arrested and extradited
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, February 10, 2025
A Wilmington man has been arrested and extradited to Delaware in connection with the Wilmington-area Exit 4 gang indictment that included ten individuals and more than 135 charges. On January 28, Nasiir Watson was extradited to Delaware for his initial appearance in New Castle County Superior Court, and given $1,620,000 cash bail. Watson, 23, is charged with Murder First Degree, four […]
