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Attorney General Dan Rayfield Joins Coalition Suing Trump Administration Over Conditions Placed on Billions in Federal Funding
Two new multi-state lawsuits: “We believe it’s a fundamental right for Oregon to set its own course” Attorney General Dan Rayfield, with a coalition of 19 attorneys general, today filed two separate lawsuits against the Trump administration for attempting to illegally coerce their states into sweeping unlawful immigration enforcement by threatening to withhold billions in… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on May 13, 2025
Trump’s Energy Emergency Leaves Oregon Communities in Dark About Risks to Their Health, Homes and Environment
Attorney General Rayfield files lawsuit, asking court to halt implementation of order. Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed suit today alongside 14 other states to challenge the president’s “energy emergency,” declared to line the pockets of Big Oil by handing out free passes to pollute our environment. On Inauguration Day, President Donald Trump declared a “national… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on May 9, 2025
Attorney General Dan Rayfield Sues to Stop Illegal Termination of Federal Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Funding
Oregon needs five times the number of EV chargers to keep up with demand. Attorney General Dan Rayfield is filing a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from illegally terminating billions in congressionally approved funding for electric vehicle infrastructure. Unless the courts check the president’s overreach, Oregon stands to lose $26,190,446 of dollars in electric… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on May 7, 2025
Attorney General Dan Rayfield Seeks Court Order to Stop the Trump Administration’s Illegal Tariffs
“I don’t know many families who can afford an extra $3800 a year” Attorney General Dan Rayfield today led a coalition of attorneys general in filing a motion for a preliminary injunction to halt implementation of President Trump’s illegal tariffs. The motion seeks a court order pausing the tariffs imposed under four of President Trump’s… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on May 7, 2025
Attorney General Rayfield Wins Court Order Protecting Federal Agencies Supporting Libraries, Museums, Minority-Owned Businesses and Workers
Attorney General Dan Rayfield today won a court order stopping the Trump administration from dismantling three federal agencies that provide services and funding supporting public libraries and museums, workers, and minority-owned businesses nationwide. In April, Attorney General Rayfield joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop the implementation… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release on May 6, 2025