Gurbir Grewal Archives - New Jersey Globe

Kean urges passage of bill requiring AG to gather demographic data on alleged offenders

July 28, 2020 11:46 am

Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean (R-Westfield) urged the passage of a bill that would require the state attorney general to gather certain demographic data about individuals who are arrested or charged with a crime. “All New Jersey residents deserve equal...

Grewal sues Trump administration over clean water restrictions

July 21, 2020 2:47 pmJuly 21, 2020 2:48 pm

New Jersey has joined nineteen other states in a lawsuit to block the Trump administration from restricting the state’s right to protect their water from pollution, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced today. Grewal says that U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has...

State sues over U.S Department of Education rules change

July 15, 2020 5:38 pmJuly 16, 2020 5:43 am

Attorney General Gurbir Grewal joined a suit seeking to overturn a Department of Education rules change he and 16 other attorney generals say sides with predatory private schools instead of student borrowers. “We are in the midst of an economic...

Pro-Trump non-profit ordered closed, ex-Christie aide who now holds top State Department post fined

July 13, 2020 3:17 pmJuly 14, 2020 2:08 am

A non-profit that raised millions to back President Donald Trump’s transition will shut down after failing to register with the Division of Consumer Affairs, and a firm owned by a top Trump administration official will pay fines for failing to...

Testa urges in-person voting for November races

July 13, 2020 1:16 pmJuly 13, 2020 1:25 pm

State Sen. Michael Testa (R-Vineland) urged in-person voting be an option in November after last week’s primary elections failed to go off without a few hitches. “The many failures of New Jersey’s vote-by-mail scheme, including voter fraud and errors in...

Grewal joins suit against ICE directive forcing international students to return home

July 13, 2020 12:51 pm

Attorney General Gurbir Grewal joined 17 other state attorneys general in a lawsuit seeking to overturn an Immigration and Customs Enforcement directive requiring international students to return home if most or all of their courses are held electronically. “This ICE...

Appeals court temporarily blocks Grewal directive on disciplined officers

July 8, 2020 6:03 pm

A New Jersey Appellate Court issued a stay to a directive issued by Attorney General Gurbir Grewal that ordered police departments to release the names of officers who have been terminated, demoted or suspended for more than five days as...