Acting New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport's confirmation process began on Monday, Feb. 2 in the state Senate.

Acting state Attorney General Jen Davenport edged closer to confirmation after a unanimous committee vote Monday.

The state has charged three men with various crimes in the sex trafficking of a 13-year-old girl. The alleged ringleader of the human trafficking operation, Mickael Derius, 30, of Newark, is also ...

Clark Township Mayor Angel Albanese pushed back Thursday against a civil complaint filed by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, ...

In the waning hours of his term, Gov. Phil Murphy decided not to sign a bill that limited NJ police cooperation with federal ...

The New Jersey attorney general’s office is investigating a deadly “encounter” between cops and civilians in the state’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Attorney General Matt Platkin this month will end a nearly four-year term as New Jersey’s chief law enforcement officer. (Photo by ...

Calle replaces former first assistant attorney general Lyndsay Ruotolo, who served in that capacity for Davenport’s ...

New Jersey's governor-elect Mikie Sherrill named her nominee to become the state's next Attorney General on Monday. On Dec. 15, Gov.-elect Sherrill announced Jennifer Davenport as her pick for New ...

Attorney General Matt Platkin this month will end a nearly four-year term as New Jersey’s chief law enforcement officer. (Photo by Hal Brown/New Jersey Monitor) In the nearly four years since Matt ...