AG Jennings sues to stop unconstitutional executive order targeting birthright citizenship
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Delaware, 17 other states file suit to defend Americans’ 14th Amendment rights Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced that Delaware and 17 other states—along with Washington, DC and San Francisco—are challenging President Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship, which violates the constitutional rights of all children born in the United States. “We are a nation of immigrants, and a nation […]
Brandon Wingo’s murderer sentenced to 23 years in prison
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, January 17, 2025
Attorney General Kathy Jennings on Friday announced the sentencing of the man responsible for the broad daylight murder of 15-year-old Brandon Wingo. Diamonte Taylor, 27, of Wilmington, was sentenced to 23 years in prison, followed by descending levels of probation after pleading guilty to Murder 2nd Degree and Conspiracy 1st Degree. As a part of […]
The Inauguration of Matthew S. Meyer, 76th Governor of Delaware
Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, January 17, 2025
Watch live as Governor-elect Matt Meyer and Lt. Governor-elect Kyle Evans Gay take their oaths of office and outline their visions for all Delawareans.
EPA, DNREC Reach Agreement on Civil Rights Complaint
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, January 17, 2025
The EPA and DNREC have signed an agreement, which builds upon DNREC’s ongoing actions to strengthen public engagement processes to communities impacted by permitting decisions.
DOJ secures prison sentence for fatal hit and run
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, January 17, 2025
A Millsboro man has been sentenced following trial to 17.5 years in prison for multiple convictions, including Manslaughter, stemming from a fatal crash that took three lives and severely injured four others. On January 17, Jason Wilcox, 48, was sentenced in Sussex County Superior Court to 23 years in prison for convictions of Leaving the […]
