Oregon DOJ News

Oregon DOJ Concludes OLCC Investigation; Criminal Charges not Warranted

Salem, Ore. – In a letter to Governor Tina Kotek today, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced that, after thoroughly investigating allegations that employees of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) improperly used their positions to obtain in-demand bottles of bourbon, the Oregon Department of Justice has concluded that criminal charges are not warranted. The summary… View Article

Posted in Media Release, News on May 13, 2024

Attorney General Rosenblum Announces $10.25 Million National Settlement With Wireless Carriers Over Their Deceptive And Misleading Advertising Practices

Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today announced a $10.25 million, 50-jurisdiction settlement with AT&T Mobility, LLC, Cricket Wireless, LLC, T-Mobile USA, Inc., Cellco Partnership, d/b/a Verizon Wireless, and TracFone Wireless, Inc. (collectively, the “Wireless Carriers”), which resolves the state attorneys general investigations into the Wireless Carriers’ deceptive and misleading advertising practices. Oregon will receive $362,838.66 for its portion of the settlement. “Mobile phones are… View Article

Posted in Media Release, News on May 9, 2024

AG Rosenblum Marks National Fentanyl Awareness Day, Urges Parents and Educators to Know the Dangers, Share Resources

Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is marking National Fentanyl Awareness Day today, May 7, by urging parents, educators, and community leaders to amplify a campaign that seeks to address the fentanyl addiction and overdose crises, here in Oregon and across the nation. In 2023 there were over 70,000 deaths in the U.S. on account of overdoses… View Article

Posted in Media Release on May 7, 2024

Oregon Department of Justice Launches You Belong. Campaign to Support Victims of Bias Incidents and Hate Crimes

Today, the Oregon Department of Justice Civil Rights Unit (CRU) kicked off its “You Belong.” campaign, a culturally- and linguistically-inclusive, statewide, multimedia public outreach effort to increase the awareness of Oregon’s Bias Response Hotline. The campaign will deploy six public service announcements in three languages (English, Mandarin, and Vietnamese); radio ads; social media ads in… View Article

Posted in Hate and Bias Crimes, Media Release on April 22, 2024

El Departamento de Justicia de Oregón lanza la campaña

“Aquí Perteneces” para apoyar a las víctimas de incidentes de prejuicio y delitos de odio. Hoy, la Unidad de Derechos Civiles (CRU) del Departamento de Justicia de Oregón inició su campaña “Aquí Perteneces”, un esfuerzo de anuncio de servicio público estatal multicultural y lingüísticamente inclusivo para aumentar la conciencia sobre la Línea Directa de Respuesta… View Article

Posted in Hate and Bias Crimes, Media Release on April 22, 2024