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Oregon Department of Justice’s SPIRE Program Marks Six Months Targeting Complex Criminal Investigations in Washington County
The Oregon Department of Justice is reporting early progress in its efforts to assist local law enforcement agencies with complex criminal investigations. Launched in October of 2025, SPIRE — Special Projects: Investigate, Respond, Enforce— embeds ODOJ investigators directly with Washington County law enforcement agencies to take on multi-jurisdictional criminal activity. The program focuses on human… View ArticlePosted in Homepage, Media Release on April 2, 2026
Attorney General Rayfield Makes Kroger Pay for the Fight – And Sends a Message to Monopoly-Minded Corporations
Oregon leads nine-state coalition in filing $10.3 million fee petition showing states will hold the line where federal enforcers won’t Attorney General Dan Rayfield today announced that Oregon is seeking more than $2.25 million in attorneys’ fees and costs from Kroger after the state helped block the grocery giant’s proposed $25 billion merger with Albertsons…. View ArticlePosted in Homepage, Media Release on April 1, 2026
Attorney General Rayfield Issues Statement Following U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments in Birthright Citizenship Case
Attorney General Dan Rayfield today issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara, a challenge to President Trump’s executive order redefining who is an American citizen at birth. “Today, the Supreme Court heard arguments on whether a president can simply decide – by executive order, on his… View ArticlePosted in Homepage, Media Release on April 1, 2026
Attorney General Dan Rayfield Responds to Executive Order Limiting Vote by Mail
“Oregonians have been voting by mail for decades. It’s safe and secure. Even the president does it. Vote by mail increases access to the ballot which is a cornerstone to our democracy, and we’ll use every legal tool available to us to fight this and protect Oregonians’ right to vote.”Posted in Homepage, Media Release on March 31, 2026
Attorney General Rayfield Files Lawsuit to Protect Rivers, Oregon Families from Mercury Pollution
Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 20 other states and local governments sued the Trump administration today for weakening federal limits on mercury and other toxic pollutants released by coal and oil-fired power plants. The administration recently rolled back the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule, allowing power plants to release… View ArticlePosted in Homepage, Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release on March 31, 2026