TRENTON, New Jersey, April 16 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Governor Phil Murphy, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the New Jersey State Police (NJSP), and the Division of Criminal Justice today announced a 117% increase in processed final expungement orders from 2022 to 2023 and a nearly 70% reduction in the number of pending applications from its peak. Through the State's significant efforts, the number of expungement more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 16 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, alongside 16 attorneys general, filed a motion to intervene in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final particulate matter (PM) standards rule against legal challenges. Last month, EPA finalized the rule to strengthen National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine pa more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 16 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Advancing New Jersey's ongoing efforts to combat sexual misconduct and abuse in professional settings, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs ("Division") today announced the publication of proposed rules to enhance and expand patient protections and help prevent sexual misconduct by physicians. The proposed rules, which were pub more PR