Attorney General Rayfield Takes Action to Stop Trump from Withholding Critical Disaster Relief Funding
Oregon Dept. of Emergency Management is one agency reporting impacts from freeze Attorney General Rayfield joined a coalition of 22 other attorneys general in seeking a court order to force the Trump administration to unfreeze essential funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Despite multiple court orders, including a preliminary injunction issued on March… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on March 25, 2025
Attorney General Rayfield Continues the Fight to Stop Trump from Shutting Down the Department of Education
“This is about protecting students, educators and the heart of our educational system.” Attorney General Rayfield today joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in filing a motion for a preliminary injunction as part of their lawsuit to stop the dismantling of the Department of Education (ED). On March 13, the coalition filed its… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on March 24, 2025
Attorney General Rayfield Joins Bipartisan Effort to Protect Veterans’ Education Benefits
Attorney General Dan Rayfield has joined 51 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in support of two military veterans and their families. The brief argues the two veterans were unlawfully denied their full G.I. Bill education benefits by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on March 21, 2025
Attorney General Rayfield Wins Temporary Block on Mass Firings of Federal Probationary Employees and Gets Fired Employees Their Jobs Back
Federal Judge Orders 18 Federal Agencies to Give Employees Their Jobs Back by Monday Attorney General Rayfield issued the following statement after a federal judge in the United States District Court for Maryland issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) for 18 federal agencies, ordering them to stop the illegal mass layoffs of federal probationary employees and… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on March 14, 2025
Attorney General Rayfield Sues Trump Administration to Stop Dismantling of Department of Education and Protect Students
“This is a direct hit to our kids and their futures.” Attorney General Rayfield today joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop the dismantling of the Department of Education (ED). On March 11, the Trump administration announced that ED would be firing approximately 50 percent of its… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on March 13, 2025