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Attorney General Rayfield Releases Statement After Victory In Snap Benefits
Federal Government Ordered To Fully Fund SNAP Program By Friday, November 7 Attorney General Dan Rayfield today issued the following statement after a federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump Administration to fully fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits by Friday, November 7. The Trump Administration has since appealed that ruling. “There is… View ArticlePosted in Homepage, Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release on November 6, 2025
Oregon Leads U.S. Supreme Court Showdown Over Trump’s Unlawful Tariffs
AG Rayfield: “Working families are facing an affordability crisis across our nation, and the president has abused an emergency power.” Oregon led a multistate case before the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) today challenging the federal government’s use of emergency powers to impose sweeping tariffs, which are driving up the cost of everyday… View ArticlePosted in Homepage, Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release on November 5, 2025
AG Rayfield Files Lawsuit to Protect Emergency & Homeland Security Funding
Attorney General Rayfield Files Lawsuit to Protect Oregon’s Emergency and Homeland Security Funding Today, Attorney General Dan Rayfield and 11 other states filed a lawsuit against Secretary Kristi Noem, the Department of Homeland Security, Secretary David Richardson, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for, once again, interfering with grants already promised to the states… View ArticlePosted in Homepage, Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release on November 4, 2025
AG Rayfield Sues US Dept. of Ed to Block Public Service Loan Forgiveness Restrictions
Attorney General Rayfield Sues U.S. Department of Education to Block Public Service Loan Forgiveness Restrictions AG Rayfield: “Oregonians who dedicate their careers to public service… shouldn’t lose their benefits because of who they work for or what their community stands for.” Attorney General Dan Rayfield and 21 other attorneys general today filed a lawsuit against… View ArticlePosted in Homepage, Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release on November 3, 2025
Oregon Wins Preliminary Injunction Blocking National Guard Deployment
Oregon Wins Preliminary Injunction in National Guard Case, Judge Extends Decision Timeline Late today, U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut issued a preliminary injunction (PI) in the case brought by the State of Oregon and the City of Portland challenging the federal government’s attempted deployment of the Oregon National Guard, after concluding that those actions… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release on November 2, 2025