As student loan borrowers resume payments on their federal student loans in October 2023, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is warning Oregonians about scams targeting borrowers. The most common scams are: For a fee, the scammer will claim to be able... View Article
Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination in federally funded schools, requires that schools act to prevent discrimination and harassment on campus. Today a coalition of 19 states and the District of Columbia, led by Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, announced that... View Article
Con-artists are targeting you and the people you care about. Learn how to fight back and spot the crooks before they spot you. When: Friday, August 4, 2023 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. Where: Columbia... View Article
Oregon joins 20 states urging court to block Idaho’s abortion “travel ban” Today, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in an amicus brief (“friend of the court” brief) supporting a challenge to Idaho’s repressive... View Article
Oregon was the first state in the nation to become a sanctuary state when leaders enacted a law in 1987 prohibiting state and local law enforcement and government agencies from assisting federal authorities with immigration enforcement. In 2021, the Oregon... View Article
Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum this week is hosting her third national symposium, called Student Debt 3.0, on the student debt crisis at the Porter Hotel in downtown Portland. The symposium, co-sponsored by the Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC), is attended... View Article
Great news from the federal court today! After a weeklong trial in early June, US District Court Judge Karin Immergut ruled that Oregon’s new gun safety laws are constitutional under the United States Constitution in their entirety. For now, Measure... View Article
In Oregon, when a child is not safe to remain at home due to abuse or neglect — either temporarily or permanently — the state has an obligation to step in. And when the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS)... View Article
The Oregon Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Unit today released an update on the work of DOJ’s statewide Bias Response Hotline via the annual Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) report. Each year the CJC, whose mission is to improve the legitimacy, efficiency, and... View Article
With the conclusion of the 2023 Oregon Legislative session, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum commends the efforts of our legislators, their staff, and her DOJ policy team that yielded significant successes in an historically challenging session. Going into the legislative session, Rosenblum... View Article
