Statement from AG Rosenblum Regarding DOJ Victory on M114 In Federal Court
Great news from the federal court today! After a weeklong trial in early June, US District Court Judge Karin Immergut ruled that Oregon’s new gun safety laws are constitutional under the United States Constitution in their entirety. For now, Measure 114 remains on hold due to a state court order from Harney County. But our… View ArticlePosted in Media Release, News on July 14, 2023
Oregon AG, other States and Feds Sue “Prehired” for Illegal Student Lending Practices
Allege that Borrowers were induced to take on debt based on false promises about jobs and income, Company engaged in bait-and-switch tactics on “income-share” loans Today Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced that Oregon is joining other states and the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in suing a company called Prehired for deceptive marketing… View ArticlePosted in Media Release on July 13, 2023
Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and her Oregon Department of Justice to Focus More Directly on Oregon’s Most Vulnerable Children
In Oregon, when a child is not safe to remain at home due to abuse or neglect — either temporarily or permanently — the state has an obligation to step in. And when the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) does so, lawyers from the Oregon Department of Justice (ODOJ) represent them in court proceedings…. View ArticlePosted in Media Release, News on July 11, 2023
Oregon Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) Annual Bias Report Shows Troubling Growth in Hate and Bias Incidents Statewide
The Oregon Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Unit today released an update on the work of DOJ’s statewide Bias Response Hotline via the annual Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) report. Each year the CJC, whose mission is to improve the legitimacy, efficiency, and effectiveness of state and local criminal justice systems, releases a July 1 report on hate and… View ArticlePosted in Hate and Bias Crimes, Media Release on June 30, 2023
AG Rosenblum’s Legislative Report: A Successful Session for Laws Protecting Oregonians
With the conclusion of the 2023 Oregon Legislative session, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum commends the efforts of our legislators, their staff, and her DOJ policy team that yielded significant successes in an historically challenging session. Going into the legislative session, Rosenblum proposed legislation on several of her long-standing key priorities: consumer privacy; labor trafficking; reproductive rights (in the… View ArticlePosted in Consumer Protection, Media Release, News on June 26, 2023