Attorney General Rayfield Files Lawsuit to Stop Mass Firings of Federal Probationary
Attorney General Rayfield joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against numerous federal agencies for conducting illegal mass layoffs of federal probationary employees. These mass firings will cause irreparable burdens and expenses on the part of the states, both to support recently unemployed workers, and to review and adjudicate claims of… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on March 7, 2025
Attorney General Rayfield and Multistate Coalition Secure Court Order Blocking Trump Administration from Freezing Federal Funds
Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 22 other attorneys general today won a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration to block its illegal policy that would freeze funding for essential federal agency grants, loans, and other financial assistance programs. Judge John J. McConnell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island today granted… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on March 6, 2025
Oregon Department of Justice Secures Indictment of Clackamas County Commissioner
Attorney General Rayfield: “It does not matter who you are, which political party you’re in or what position you hold, we will aggressively prosecute those who victimize Oregon’s seniors.” Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced that Clackamas County Commissioner Melissa Fireside has been charged with 8 counts of theft, including Aggravated Theft in the First Degree… View ArticlePosted in Media Release, News on March 5, 2025
Oregon Department of Justice Releases Top 10 Consumer Complaints of 2024
Attorney General Rayfield Notes Consumer Complaints Nearly Doubled Over the Past Year As part of National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Dan Rayfield is releasing the top 10 consumer complaints in 2024 to the Oregon Department of Justice. The number of complaints to the Consumer Hotline doubled, showing the increased need for the work being… View ArticlePosted in Consumer Protection, Media Release, News, Scam Alert on March 3, 2025
Attorney General Rayfield Takes Action to Enforce Court Order Stopping Trump Administration’s Illegal Funding Freeze
Attorney General Dan Rayfield today along with a coalition of 22 other attorneys general filed a second motion for enforcement in their ongoing lawsuit against the Trump administration’s illegal and destructive freeze of federal funding. Despite multiple court orders, the administration has continued to block hundreds of millions of dollars in grants to the states… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on February 28, 2025