Statement from AG Jennings on SCOTUS’ Mifepristone Stay
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | 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 Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | 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 | Newsroom | 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 | Newsroom | 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 […]
Federal Court Rules Against Gun Lobby on Delaware Injunction
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, March 30, 2023
Delaware’s bans on assault weapons, large capacity mags remain in effect A federal judge hearing a right-wing challenge against two common-sense gun safety measures in Delaware has ruled against the gun lobby on a critical question in Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association, Inc. et al. v. Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security et al. In an […]
