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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield to Host Town Hall in Lincoln City to Hear from those Impacted by Federal Actions
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield will host a public town hall Monday, July 7th at 6pm in Lincoln City as part of his statewide “Federal Oversight Town Hall” series. The event is the 4th in a series focused on hearing directly from Oregonians who have been affected by federal actions. Many of these decisions impact… View ArticlePosted in Media Release, News on June 17, 2025
Attorney General Dan Rayfield Joins Coalition of 23 Attorneys General Opposing President Trump’s Unlawful Freeze of Foreign Aid Funds
Brief Argues Against Extreme Executive Overreach and Details How Freeze of USAID Funds Have Harmed the States and Their Residents Attorney General Dan Rayfield today joined a group of 23 attorneys general opposing the Trump Administration’s unlawful decision to withhold billions of dollars of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funding for foreign aid… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters on June 13, 2025
Clackamas County Grand Jury Finds Insufficient Evidence for Criminal Charges in Milwaukie Shooting Involving Police
The Oregon Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced the conclusion of an investigation related to an officer involved shooting in September of 2024. A Clackamas County grand jury has found insufficient evidence to criminally charge two officers who shot and seriously injured a man during a struggle at a Taco Bell drive-thru in Milwaukie. The… View ArticlePosted in Media Release, News on June 12, 2025
Oregon Joins 20 States in Opposing Trump’s Unlawful Military Deployment in California
AG Rayfield: Our Guard members aren’t tools for political theater – they’re trusted partners in day-to-day public safety. Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 10 other attorneys general have filed a legal brief opposing former President Donald Trump’s unconstitutional attempt to federalize and deploy California’s National Guard. The amicus brief, filed in… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release on June 12, 2025
Attorney General Dan Rayfield Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Attack on California’s Clean Vehicles Program
Attorney General Dan Rayfield alongside a coalition of 9 attorneys general filed a lawsuit today against the federal government, challenging the unprecedented and unlawful use of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to disapprove California’s waivers for its Advanced Clean Cars II (ACCII), Omnibus, and Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) standards, which Oregon subsequently adopted. The lawsuit… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release on June 12, 2025