Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today announced a $2.2 million settlement that provides debt relief to 242 former Oregon ITT Tech students. Oregon ITT Tech was a for-profit college that filed for bankruptcy in 2016 and had campuses in Salem... View Article
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News on June 14, 2019
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum thanked the Oregon Senate for unanimously passing a comprehensive change to Oregon’s hate crimes law. The new law will create a better response system for victims of hate crimes and bias incidents, improve the collection... View Article
In commemoration of World Elder Abuse Day tomorrow, June 12, 2019, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams, Portland Police Chief Danielle Outlaw, and Oregon DHS Aging and People with Disabilities Director Ashely Carson Cottingham will distribute... View Article
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Every two minutes, someone in the United States becomes a victim of fraud. A disproportionate number of scams target the nation’s most honorable and vulnerable – veterans and the elderly. On Monday, May 20th, veterans and their families are invited... View Article
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News on May 17, 2019
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today filed a new lawsuit against Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, and the company’s owners, who are members of the Sackler family. The Attorney General’s new complaint alleges that Purdue and the Sacklers fraudulently... View Article
Next Tuesday, May 14, 2019 Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum will host the second national symposium on the student debt crisis in Portland, Oregon. The symposium entitled “The Student Debt Crisis: Lives on Hold”, will include four panels featuring national... View Article
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is warning consumers to avoid returning unknown phone calls. Consumers have reported waves of “One Ring” or “Wangiri” scam robocalls targeting specific area codes in bursts, often calling multiple times in the middle of the... View Article
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News on May 7, 2019
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee in support of Senate Bill 577, a bill created by AG Rosenblum’s Hate Crime Prevention Task Force. The legislation proposes a targeted investment in a model of service... View Article
Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the American Medical Association also file a parallel lawsuit in Oregon Today, Oregon Governor Kate Brown and Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the new Title X “gag... View Article
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Statements from each of the Attorneys General joining the national lawsuit A coalition of 21 State Attorneys General announced today they will challenge the constitutionality of the Trump Administration’s new “gag rule” altering the Title X family planning program. The... View Article
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News on March 4, 2019