Matt Platkin Archives - New Jersey Globe

Jeremy Feigenbaum, New Jersey’s first solicitor general, will leave state government

July 21, 2026 10:02 amJuly 21, 2026 11:55 am

Jeremy Feigenbaum, New Jersey’s first solicitor general and one of the most consequential lawyers ever to serve in state government, will leave office on September 10 after six years overseeing the state’s most significant constitutional and appellate litigation. Feigenbaum, 37,...

Platkin sues Kevin O’Leary, Fox News over alleged false CCP accusations tied to Utah AI project

July 15, 2026 9:45 pmJuly 16, 2026 9:43 am

Former New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin has filed a defamation lawsuit in Utah against businessman and television personality Kevin O’Leary and Fox News, alleging they falsely accused two Utah advocacy organizations and their leaders of acting as agents of...

Mystery: how an Inquirer editor’s notes about George Norcross wound up with the N.J. state Attorney General

July 15, 2026 1:54 pmJuly 15, 2026 10:52 pm

On Aug. 4, 2019, an editor at The Philadelphia Inquirer sat down for a long, gossipy interview with Susan Bass Levin, the former mayor of Cherry Hill, N.J. During a conversation that would spill over into the next day, Bass...

Nearly 400 local newspapers sue OpenAI, Microsoft over alleged copyright theft

June 24, 2026 9:50 pm

The massive coalition of local newspaper publishers filed a federal lawsuit today against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging the technology companies systematically copied copyrighted reporting from nearly 400 local newspapers to train and develop commercial artificial intelligence products, including ChatGPT and...

Platkin representing 93 House members challenging Trump’s proposed IRS settlement

May 18, 2026 10:32 amMay 18, 2026 4:29 pm

Former New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin has filed an amicus brief representing 93 members of the U.S. House of Representatives in a lawsuit brought against the Internal Revenue Service by President Donald Trump. Published reports say the IRS has...

Supreme Court rules anti-abortion group can challenge N.J. subpoena in federal court

April 29, 2026 12:10 pm

In a unanimous decision with implications for state enforcement, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a faith-based anti-abortion group may challenge a subpoena from New Jersey’s attorney general in federal court. New Jersey had issued a subpoena to First Choice...

Platkin firm sues OpenAI after chat program allegedly drove woman to delusions

March 13, 2026 12:54 pmMarch 14, 2026 1:46 pm

Former Attorney General Matt Platkin’s new firm filed a lawsuit against one of the country’s largest artificial intelligence companies, alleging its flagship chat program drove a Pennsylvania woman to experience severe psychiatric issues. Rita Chesterton, a 49-year-old official at Lafayette...