A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday said New Jersey cannot ban the detention of immigrants awaiting deportation within its borders, agreeing with private prison operator CoreCivic that it "destroys the federal government's marketplace" for detention facilities crucial to immigration enforcement.

New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin has led or joined dozens of lawsuits to counter the Trump administration's agenda. Where do they stand?

New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin has joined a 20-state coalition in filing a lawsuit against the Trump Administration over the

We just saw this administration engage in a legislative effort to take health care away from 17 million people [through President Donald Trump’s spending package]. Unfortunately, they know how to do that legally.

Platkin argues that Trump's orders, including ending birthright citizenship and freezing federal funding, violate the Constitution and harm New Jersey residents. Other lawsuits focus on Trump's ...

LONG BEACH ISLAND -- A federal lawsuit and a planned executive order from Donald Trump are two of the latest attempts to block New Jersey's offshore wind plans.

New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin has announced a lawsuit to challenge the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks to end birthright citizenship ...

David isn’t alone. In conversations with nearly 40 New Jersey Democratic voters in recent days, a common theme emerged: Many New Jersey Democrats are looking to support a candidate for governor ...