Matthew Platkin

The Senate Judiciary Committee interviewed and endorsed acting Attorney General Matthew Platkin to have the Cabinet position on a permanent basis.

Advocates had been calling on the state to make funds available.

Three weeks after a new law greenlighted public nuisance lawsuits against gun makers and sellers, a new office was created specifically to deploy it.

Microstamping technology that helps police trace bullets back to guns would be required in New Jersey, but the bill hasn't gotten a hearing.

According to the complaint, the employee of the Burlington location shad her hours cut from full-time to part-time.

On two shifts a week, cops in Elizabeth and Linden will be joined by mental health screeners in responding to 911 calls for behavioral health crises.

Investigators are checking whether platforms allegedly used by the Buffalo massacre suspect are violating state consumer protection laws by failing to enforce policies that restrict violent extremism and hateful conduct, Acting Attorney General Matthew Platkin said.

The dealerships are paying more than $436,000 to settle complaints about their sales practices.

Lawmakers tell the acting attorney general that police remain wary of approaching young people with marijuana under the marijuana decriminalization law.

In addition to an expansion of automatic license plate readers, the state is changing policy to allow police pursuits in car thefts.

For the third straight year, New Jersey has experienced a record number of reported acts of prejudice, according to a report compiled by the New Jersey State Police.

New Jersey is now among more than 20 states partnering with the Federal Communications Commission to investigate illegal robocalls.