The Oregon Department of Justice has initiated or joined the following lawsuits and official letters.
March 2025
March 7, 2025
Attorney General Rayfield and Multi-State Coalition Submit Final Proposed Fix to End Google’s Search Monopoly
“Oregon and other states are pushing back against a tech giant that has turned competition into an afterthought, limiting consumer choice and innovation in the process.” Attorney General Dan Rayfield, along with a coalition of 38 attorneys general today proposed a final plan to end Google’s illegal monopoly over internet search engines and bring back… View ArticleMarch 7, 2025
Attorney General Rayfield Files Lawsuit to Stop Mass Firings of Federal Probationary
Attorney General Rayfield joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against numerous federal agencies for conducting illegal mass layoffs of federal probationary employees. These mass firings will cause irreparable burdens and expenses on the part of the states, both to support recently unemployed workers, and to review and adjudicate claims of… View ArticleMarch 6, 2025
Attorney General Rayfield and Multistate Coalition Secure Court Order Blocking Trump Administration from Freezing Federal Funds
Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 22 other attorneys general today won a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration to block its illegal policy that would freeze funding for essential federal agency grants, loans, and other financial assistance programs. Judge John J. McConnell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island today granted… View ArticleMarch 6, 2025
Nationwide Preliminary Injuction Against Trump Administration for Defunding Medical and Public Health Innovation Research
Attorney General Rayfield: “This is a big win for science and public health.” Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general have secured a nationwide preliminary injunction in Massachusetts v. NIH. The order prevents the Trump Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), and the National Institutes of Health… View ArticleMarch 5, 2025
Attorney General Rayfield Issues Multistate Guidance for Schools on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Initiatives
Attorney General Rayfield joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general in issuing guidance » to help K-12 schools, colleges and universities understand the legality, viability and importance of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility policies and practices in education. The guidance comes in response to concerns following a Trump administration executive order and the U.S. Department… View ArticleFebruary 2025
February 28, 2025
Attorney General Rayfield Takes Action to Enforce Court Order Stopping Trump Administration’s Illegal Funding Freeze
Attorney General Dan Rayfield today along with a coalition of 22 other attorneys general filed a second motion for enforcement in their ongoing lawsuit against the Trump administration’s illegal and destructive freeze of federal funding. Despite multiple court orders, the administration has continued to block hundreds of millions of dollars in grants to the states… View ArticleFebruary 28, 2025
Attorney General Dan Rayfield Calls Dismissal of Labor Board Member an Attack on Workers’ Rights
Coalition of 20 attorneys general supporting lawsuit against President Trump Today, Attorney General Dan Rayfield along with a coalition of 20 attorneys general filed an amicus brief in Wilcox v. Trump in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia supporting Gwynne Wilcox, a former Chair of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), in… View ArticleFebruary 28, 2025
AG Rayfield Secures $9,250,000 Dollar Settlement Against Pharmaceutical Giants AbbVie and Besins
In a groundbreaking case, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield reached a settlement involving a monopoly on testosterone replacement gels. The $9.25 million settlement includes $6,197,500 in disgorged profits and penalties along with attorney fees and costs. The drug companies, AbbVie and Besins, were gaming the system – preventing competitors from manufacturing generic versions of the… View ArticleFebruary 25, 2025
Attorney Dan General Rayfield Joins 38-State and Territory Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congress to Take Action Against Rise in Organized Retail Crime
Oregon DOJ tackles Organized Retail Crime with Recent Investments from the Legislature Attorney General Dan Rayfield has joined a 38-state and territory bipartisan coalition in urging Congress to take action to address the rise in organized retail crime across the country, while also urging state lawmakers to increase funding for fighting retail theft. “This is… View ArticleFebruary 21, 2025