February 20, 2025

Appeals Court Agrees With Attorney General Rayfield, Blocks Trump’s Efforts to End Birthright Citizenship

Judges deny U.S. DOJ’s request to lift the hold on executive order Attorney General Dan Rayfield commends the 9th Circuit U.S. Appeals Court decision this week to block the Trump Administration’s efforts to end birthright citizenship. The ruling denied the administration’s request for an emergency stay and prohibits Trump from restricting birthright citizenship while judicial… View Article

February 20, 2025

Attorney General Rayfield Calls for Action Against Counterfeit Weight Loss Drug Makers

Dozens of states asking the FDA to investigate deceptive practices Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a 37-state bipartisan coalition are requesting that the Food and Drug Administration take swift action against drug makers who are producing counterfeit forms of the weight loss and diabetes drugs Mounjaro, Zepbound, Ozempic, and Wegovy (GLP-1 drugs). “We know… View Article

February 14, 2025

Federal Judge Agrees with AG Rayfield, Blocks Trump Order on Gender Affirming Care

Judge says the order aimed for “erasure of trans individuals” Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield applauds a judge’s decision today to block the Trump administration from withholding federal funding from medical institutions that provide gender affirming care. “Today’s ruling is a major win in the fight against Trump’s relentless attacks on transgender rights,” said Rayfield…. View Article

February 14, 2025

Attorney General Rayfield Stands with Transgender Military Members in Challenge to President Trump’s Discriminatory Executive Order

Oregon and 19 States File Amicus Brief in Federal Court Today Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed a “friend of the court” or amicus brief as part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general, to support a lawsuit aiming to block the implementation of President Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from serving in the military…. View Article

February 14, 2025

Attorney General Dan Rayfield and 11 Attorneys General Release Joint Statement on Lawsuit to Protect Americans from Elon Musk’s DOGE

Attorney General Dan Rayfield joined as part of a coalition of 12 attorneys general in releasing the following statement ahead of a court hearing in their case against the Trump administration for illegally granting Elon Musk and members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) access to Americans’ private information: Last week, Elon Musk and… View Article

February 14, 2025

Statement of Attorneys General Regarding the Vice President’s Comments on Judicial Review

“If a judge tried to tell a general how to conduct a military operation, that would be illegal. If a judge tried to command the attorney general in how to use her discretion as a prosecutor, that’s also illegal. Judges aren’t allowed to control the executive’s legitimate power.” Vice President Vance, February 9, 2025 Attorney… View Article

February 13, 2025

Multi-State Guidance Concerning Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Employment Initiative

The Attorneys General of Massachusetts, Illinois, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont are issuing this Guidance to help businesses, nonprofits, and other organizations operating in our respective states understand the continued viability and important role of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility efforts (sometimes… View Article

February 13, 2025

AG Rayfield Files Lawsuit to Stop Musk’s Power Grab

Today, Attorney General Dan Rayfield, along with 13 other attorneys general, filed a lawsuit challenging the unlawful delegation of executive power to Elon Musk. The lawsuit argues that President Trump has exceeded his authority and violated the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution, by creating a new federal department without Congressional approval. This granted… View Article

February 12, 2025

AG Rayfield Urges EPA to Reinstate Pesticide Ban

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of attorneys general are urging the Environmental Protection Agency to reinstate its prior ban of a harmful pesticide on almost a dozen food crops. Chlorpyrifos has been shown to have devastating effects on human health, particularly for children, pregnant women and farmworkers. Oregon has already banned the… View Article

February 10, 2025

NIH Case Update: Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Administration from Defunding Medical and Public Health Innovation Research

Federal Judge Issues Temporary Restraining Order Against NIH’s Directive to Slash Funding for Cutting-Edge Medical Research at Every U.S. Research Institution Salem, OR – Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield applauds a federal judge’s swift action in issuing temporary restraining order (TRO) against the National Institutes of Health (NIH), barring its attempt to unilaterally cut billions… View Article