Oregon Leads Settlement with For-Profit Education Company; $6.1 Million for Oregon Students
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and 48 state attorneys general yesterday announced a settlement with for-profit education company Career Education Corp. (CEC) that will provide $493.7 million in relief to 179,529 students in the United States. Under the settlement, which was led by Oregon, 2,185 Oregon students will get student loan relief totaling almost $6.1… View ArticlePosted in Media Release on January 4, 2019
Attorney General Rosenblum to Travel to Portland, Eugene, Medford to Hear from Oregonians on Hate Crimes
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum will join her Task Force on Hate Crimes in Portland, Eugene and Medford next week to hear from Oregonians impacted by hate-motivated conduct. During each listening session, members of the public are encouraged to share their stories about hate-motivated incidents in their communities and their experiences with discrimination. Community members… View ArticlePosted in Hate and Bias Crimes, Media Release on January 2, 2019
Oregon Settles with Courtesy Ford; Over 4,000 Oregonians Receive Money Back
Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today announced a $120,000 settlement with car dealership Courtesy Ford, and warned other car dealers that violating the state’s advertising rules could result in stiff penalties. The settlement includes $55,000 in restitution to Oregonians who unknowingly purchased a “Data Dots” theft deterrent service that they may have thought was required by… View ArticlePosted in Media Release on December 20, 2018
AG Rosenblum Leads Report on Status of Civil Rights in America
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum led a coalition of 17 states that have submitted a report to the United States Commission on Civil Rights on the civil rights work of state attorneys general. The report was submitted in response to the Commission’s call for comments earlier this fall at a public briefing entitled “Are Rights… View ArticlePosted in Media Release on December 19, 2018
Oregon Leads 10 State Coalition to Support Challenge to EPA’s Mercury Reporting Rule
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum led a coalition of 10 state Attorneys General in filing an amicus, or “friend of the court”, brief in support of Vermont’s petition challenging loopholes in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recently adopted Mercury Rule. A copy of the filing with the Second Circuit Court of Appeals can be found… View ArticlePosted in Media Release on December 17, 2018