Oregon Joins Several States to Protect Ban on Forced Reset Triggers and Expanded Criminal Background Checks Attorney General Dan Rayfield today announced that Oregon and several other states are joining together to defend two federal rules aimed at reducing gun... View Article
Oregon and 13 Other States Intervene to Defend Access to Healthcare from Court Challenge Attorney General Dan Rayfield today announced that Oregon and 13 other states are joining together to defend health insurance access for Dreamers. Last year, the Biden... View Article
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced today two key hires who will serve in legislative and policy roles in his administration. Alicia Temple will be joining the administration to serve as Legislative Director. Temple previously served as Rayfield’s Senior Policy... View Article
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Today, the Oregon Department of Justice Civil Rights Unit (CRU) kicked off its “You Belong.” campaign, a culturally- and linguistically-inclusive, statewide, multimedia public outreach effort to increase the awareness of Oregon’s Bias Response Hotline. The campaign will deploy six public... View Article
“Aquí Perteneces” para apoyar a las víctimas de incidentes de prejuicio y delitos de odio. Hoy, la Unidad de Derechos Civiles (CRU) del Departamento de Justicia de Oregón inició su campaña “Aquí Perteneces”, un esfuerzo de anuncio de servicio público... 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
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today launched a new statewide Sanctuary Promise Hotline. Anyone can and should report suspected violations of Oregon sanctuary laws to the hotline in any language. Oregon’s long-standing sanctuary laws restrict state and local law enforcement... View Article
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced today that the Oregon Department of Justice (DOJ) will host a month-long “Community Conversations” series to hear from marginalized Oregonians about their experiences with institutional racism and implicit bias. There will be a different... View Article