A new scam that uses public images of people’s homes to attempt to trick them into sending scammers thousands of dollars in Bitcoin is hitting email inboxes across the state. DO NOT RESPOND!!! The emails say things like, “You’ve been... View Article
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News on September 27, 2024
In a letter sent yesterday to Congress, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, who is also President of the National Association of Attorneys General ( NAAG), joined a broad, bipartisan coalition of 42 state attorneys general to urge lawmakers to pass legislation... View Article
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News on September 10, 2024
NAAG to Convene 2024 Presidential Initiative Summit in Portland, Oregon WHO: The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG), the nonpartisan national forum for America’s state and territory attorneys general and their staff, invites members of the press to attend the... View Article
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News on September 4, 2024
The Oregon Department of Justice is reminding Oregonians that the state’s new ban on “ghost guns” goes into effect on September 1. Ghost guns have created real and serious risks to public safety. In 2023, the Oregon legislature passed HB... View Article
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News on August 28, 2024
Lawsuit Alleges Price-Fixing Cartel Harms Renters and Undercuts Fair Housing Market Today Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined the US Department of Justice (“USDOJ”) in an antitrust enforcement action against RealPage Inc. (“RealPage”), filed in US District Court for the Middle District... View Article
“I welcome the ruling today by Judge Mehta, of the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia, who, in his 277-page opinion, found: “Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly.” After... View Article
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News on August 5, 2024
Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined a coalition of 10 attorneys general in petitioning the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to initiate rulemaking to update its regulations to recognize extreme heat and wildfire smoke events as eligible for major disaster declarations... View Article
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News on July 18, 2024
The Oregon Department of Justice Criminal Justice Division (CJD) has concluded its investigation of a $500,000 contribution made by Mr. Nishad Singh to the Democratic Party of Oregon (DPO), which was initially reported under the name of “Prime Trust.” CJD found insufficient evidence to... View Article
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News on July 17, 2024
Did you notice you slept better last night? As of July 1, Oregonians have a new and powerful set of consumer privacy rights and protections. The Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (OCPA) was signed into law in July 2023, but it did... View Article
Reports of Hate and Bias Incidents Increase in Oregon The Oregon Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Unit (CRU) has provided its annual update on the groundbreaking work of DOJ’s statewide Bias Response Hotline. The Hotline, now in its fifth year, helps... View Article