Rayfield Launches New Gender-Affirming Care Toolkit Amid Trump Executive Orders
Aims to help support families of transgender loved ones Today, Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced the launch of a new gender-affirming toolkit, now available on the Oregon Department of Justice website. This resource is designed to help families and caregivers of transgender loved ones navigate the challenges and uncertainties created by executive orders from the… View ArticlePosted in Media Release, News on 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 ArticlePosted in Media Release, News on February 20, 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 ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on February 14, 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 ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on February 13, 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 ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on February 12, 2025