Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and 15 other Attorneys General today filed a federal lawsuit in New York challenging the Trump administration’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Yesterday, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced... View Article
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News on September 6, 2017
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today led a coalition of 18 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court in support of the voters of Wisconsin in Gill v Whitford. The case stems from... View Article
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News on September 5, 2017
In a time of national crisis like Hurricane Harvey, our natural instincts are to feel compassion and want to help. Our hearts surely go out to all those affected and who will be dealing with the challenges ahead for a... View Article
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News on August 30, 2017
Next Monday millions of Americans of all ages, including tens of thousands of Oregonians, will don special eyeglasses to watch the eclipse. They will do so in the belief these special eyeglasses will protect them from harmful rays of the sun.... View Article
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News on August 14, 2017
The Oregon Department of Justice and the Muslim Educational Trust hosted a “Zero Tolerance! Oregonians Standing Together Against Hate” symposium on July 24, 2017 in Tigard, Oregon. The event included a keynote address from Professor Emeritus Jack Levin of Northeastern... View Article
Attorney General Rosenblum and Special Counsel Michael Kron received awards from the Oregon chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists in Portland on June 7, 2017 for their work on public records reform in Oregon. The Attorney General was presented... View Article
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Recognition & Awards on June 29, 2017
Attorney General Rosenblum in June welcomed summer law clerks to the Oregon DOJ at her 5th Annual Law Clerk Ice Cream Social in the Portland legal office. The ice cream social is a fun opportunity for law clerks from throughout... View Article
Oregon DOJ Assistant Attorney General Timothy Sylwester received the Career Staff of the Year Award from the National Attorneys General Association, NAAG, in June, 2017. The Attorney General Career Staff of the Year Award is given to career employees serving... View Article
The Attorney General’s Consumer Hotline is staffed by a team of dedicated volunteers who personally field more than 50,000 phone calls each year. Hotline volunteers screen calls for violations of Oregon consumer protection law, answer questions on consumer topics, distribute... View Article
Attorney General Rosenblum helped swear in 12 new U.S. citizens at the U.S. Citizenship and Naturalization ceremony in Portland on June 16, 2017. The AG presented each new citizen with their certificate, and gave short congratulatory remarks. Welcome!