Court of International Trade Rules in Favor of 24 States, Invalidating Tariffs that are Increasing Prices and Inflicting Chaos on the American Economy Attorney General Dan Rayfield today secured an order invalidating President Trump’s latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs... View Article
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Media Release on May 7, 2026
Suspect is an Instructional Assistant in the Central School District The Oregon Department of Justice (ODOJ) announced today the arrest of Franco Melgar Martich, of Monmouth, on seven counts of Encouraging Child Sexual Abuse (ECSA) in the First Degree. Monmouth... View Article
Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 21 other states and the District of Columbia successfully urged the U.S. Supreme Court today to stay a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that would restrict access to... View Article
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The Oregon Department of Justice announced that a Coos County judge has sentenced Reina Jackson to life in prison, with no possibility of parole for a minimum of 25 years, for the 2021 murder of her ex-husband, Dr. Craig Jackson.... View Article
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“Today’s ruling by the Fifth Circuit, which temporarily halts providers’ ability to prescribe mifepristone through telemedicine and send those pills by mail, is deeply troubling. “Mifepristone is a safe, FDA-approved drug, and has been used by millions of people across... View Article
Attorney General Dan Rayfield alongside a now bipartisan coalition of 12 other attorneys general today filed an amended complaint against Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nexstar) and Tegna Inc. (Tegna) in the ongoing challenge of the broadcast giants’ merger. Last month,... View Article
The Oregon Department of Justice Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force and the Polk County District Attorney’s Office today announced the arrest of an Independence man on child sexual abuse material charges following a joint investigation. Two additional indictments... View Article
Oregon to receive almost $66 Million, funds to be distributed over 15 years Attorney General Dan Rayfield today announced that a $7.4 billion settlement reached with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, has become legally effective, capping nearly... View Article
Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced that a federal bankruptcy judge has ordered the owner of a North Portland metal scrapyard to surrender control of his property to a court-appointed trustee and allow access for environmental assessments. The order clears the... View Article
Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 13 other states and local governments sued the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its failure to implement a life-saving 2024 Clean Air Act rule strengthening national ambient air quality standards... View Article