AG Letters and Lawsuits

The Oregon Department of Justice has initiated or joined the following lawsuits and official letters.

February 2025


February 6, 2025

AG Rayfield Reacts to Latest Victory in Trump’s Attempt to Block Birthright Citizenship Order

On Thursday, a federal judge in Seattle indefinitely blocked President Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship, which has been the law of the land for 150 years and is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. “This just proves what we’ve been saying all along. No president can rewrite the Constitution with the stroke of a… View Article

January 2025


January 31, 2025

Rayfield Announces Initial Victory in Lawsuit Challenging President Trump’s Illegal Federal Funding Freeze

Federal Judge Today Issued Temporary Restraining Order to Restore Funding, Orders Trump Administration Not to Withhold Federal Funding Allocated by Congress Attorney General Dan Rayfield today announced an initial victory in his lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s Office of Management & Budget’s memo freezing federal grants and loans. “The court’s ruling marks a crucial step… View Article

January 28, 2025

Rayfield Files Lawsuit with 22 States on Behalf of Oregonians to Block Trump Administration’s Freeze on Federal Grants

Federal Judge temporarily pauses the freeze in separate lawsuit filed by Democracy Forward Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced today that the state will bring a lawsuit with 22 other states, challenging the Trump administration’s decision to freeze critical federal grants. “In the past 24 hours, an order from the White House has impacted billions… View Article

January 21, 2025

Attorney General Dan Rayfield Challenges Unconstitutional Executive Order Ending Birthright Citizenship

As President Trump Issues Executive Order Ending Birthright Citizenship, Oregon and Three Other States File Suit to Defend Basic Constitutional Rights for All Americans Attorney General Dan Rayfield today announced that he and the Attorneys General from Arizona, Illinois, and Washington are challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship, which violates the constitutional… View Article