Wednesday - October 23, 2024
News Tipoffs - New Jersey Editors Newsletter for Wednesday October 23, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Calif. A.G. Bonta Continues Supporting Department of Housing & Urban Development's Efforts to Fight Housing Discrimination
OAKLAND, California, Oct. 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2024: As part of a coalition of 19 attorneys general, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced joining an amicus brief before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in support of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Discriminatory Effects Rule. The rule imposes liability under the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA) for housing practices that m  more

Calif. A.G. Bonta Joins Nationwide Fight to Underscore Need for Preventive Healthcare Access
OAKLAND, California, Oct. 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in a legal effort to safeguard access to lifesaving preventive healthcare for Americans. Filed with the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS), today's amicus brief supports the Biden Administration's defense of the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) preventive care mandate. The mandate requires pr  more

Md. A.G. Brown Calls on U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Access to Preventive Healthcare Services
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 23 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2024: * * * Coalition of 24 AGs File Amicus Asking SCOTUS to Protect ACA Provision * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/102124_Braidwood%20_Illinois_Amicus_Brief.pdf) asking the U.S. Supreme Court to act to protect a key provision of the Aff  more

Medal of Honor Monday: Navy Boatswain's Mate 1st Class George Cholister
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: One-hundred years ago, an accidental explosion onboard a Navy cruiser killed several men. Navy Boatswain's Mate 1st Class George Robert Cholister witnessed the blast and tried to stop the situation from getting worse. He lost his life in the attempt; and he later received the Medal of Honor for his heroics. Cholister was born on Dec. 18, 1898, in Camden, New Jersey, to Harold and Hannah Cholister. He had a sister  more

N.J. A.G. Platkin and DEP Commissioner LaTourette Announce Filing of Four New Environmental Justice Enforcement Actions
TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 23 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2024: New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced one environmental justice (EJ) settlement as well as the filing of four lawsuits to enforce environmental law in and around communities considered overburdened under New Jersey's Environmental Justice Law. These communities have   more

N.Y. U.S. Attorney: Seven Members of Moscow-Based Criminal Organization Plead Guilty in Over $1.7 Billion International Telemedicine Scheme
BROOKLYN, New York, Oct. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2024: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Hafizullah Ebady pleaded guilty to health care fraud conspiracy. The proceeding was held before United States District Judge William F. Kuntz, II. Ebady is the seventh defendant to plead guilty in connection with a sprawling international health care fraud and money laundering scheme. Ebady's co-defen  more