Oregon DOJ Completes Review of Jefferson County Deadly Force Case, Finds No Criminal Charges Warranted The Oregon Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced the conclusion of an investigation related to the use of deadly force by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s... View Article
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Media Release on October 8, 2025
Attorney General Dan Rayfield, and a coalition of 19 other attorneys general, announced today that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has backed down from its attempt to impose illegal conditions on nearly $1.4 billion in Victims of Crimes Act... View Article
Attorney General Dan Rayfield and 19 other attorneys general filed a lawsuit today against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to block new restrictions on federal funding that supports survivors of domestic violence and other violent crimes. The lawsuit, filed... View Article
New ODOJ Economic Justice Section to Defend Oregon Consumers and Working Families Attorney General Dan Rayfield today announced the launch of a new Economic Justice Section at the Oregon Department of Justice, a major restructuring that doubles the state’s capacity... View Article
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Media Release on September 30, 2025
Oregon Files Motion for Temporary Restraining Order to Block Unlawful Federalization of National Guard UPDATE: Hearing Scheduled for Friday, October 3 at 10:00 a.m. in U.S. District Court in Portland The State of Oregon and the City of Portland will... View Article
AG Rayfield: “Oregon is our home — not a military target.” Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield today announced that the State of Oregon and the City of Portland have filed a motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) in their... View Article
The complaint was filed today in the Federal District Court of Oregon in Eugene. The Trump administration is threatening to pull funding for longstanding teen reproductive and sexual health education programs from states unless they remove language affirming young people’s... View Article
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Media Release on September 26, 2025
Kars-R-Us.com and its operators raised millions but only a fraction of donations went to fund breast cancer screenings, FTC and states allege The Oregon Department of Justice (ODOJ), The Federal Trade Commission, along with 18 other states, stopped a deceptive... View Article
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AG Rayfield and 21 Other States Sued to Stop Trump Administration’s Illegal Demand for Millions of SNAP Recipients’ Data to Use for Immigration Enforcement Attorney General Dan Rayfield won an important victory in the case to protect the privacy of... View Article
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This week, the Oregon Department of Justice’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force worked with the Southern Oregon Child Exploitation Team (SOCET) to execute several search warrants. The operation resulted in two arrests connected to an ongoing investigation into... View Article
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Media Release on September 17, 2025