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Attorney General Rayfield, State Attorneys General Continue to Push for Relief in Case Challenging Freeze on Federal Funding
Attorney General Dan Rayfield and 22 attorneys general filed a motion today asking for further enforcement of a temporary restraining order involving a federal funding freeze ordered by President Trump’s Office of Management and Budget. The multi-state coalition is asking that the court make the relief more permanent, with a preliminary injunction. Without further relief,… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release on February 7, 2025
UPDATE: Oregon and 18 States Officially File Lawsuit to Stop Elon Musk and DOGE’s Attacks on Americans
Attorney General Dan Rayfield today joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration to stop the unauthorized disclosure of Americans’ private information and sensitive data. “What we’re facing is a President and a billionaire who think they are above the rule of law,” said Rayfield. “We must ensure… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on February 7, 2025
AG Dan Rayfield Files Lawsuit to Block Order That Ends Funding for Medical Institutions, Gender-Affirming Care Research
Multi-state lawsuit seeks to protect medical professionals providing care Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed a multi-state federal lawsuit today to halt a presidential order that threatens to end federal funding to medical institutions providing gender-affirming care. President Trump’s executive order also directs unconstitutional criminal enforcement against medical professionals and patients involved in such care. The… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on February 7, 2025
AG Rayfield Signs on to Multi-State Lawsuit involving Elon Musk and “DOGE” Access to the U.S. Department of Treasury
Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced Thursday that Oregon will join the multi-state coalition suing the Trump administration for improperly granting access to sensitive information. This follows the U.S. Department of Treasury giving Elon Musk and his so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) staffers access to payment systems containing Americans’ private information, bank account information and… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on February 7, 2025
AG Rayfield Reacts to Latest Victory in Trump’s Attempt to Block Birthright Citizenship Order
On Thursday, a federal judge in Seattle indefinitely blocked President Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship, which has been the law of the land for 150 years and is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. “This just proves what we’ve been saying all along. No president can rewrite the Constitution with the stroke of a… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on February 6, 2025