Lawsuits and Letters

The Oregon Department of Justice has initiated or joined the following lawsuits and official letters.

November 2025


November 5, 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 Article

November 4, 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 Article

November 3, 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 Article

November 2, 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 Article

October 2025


October 31, 2025

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield Applauds Court Rulings Blocking SNAP Cuts During Shutdown

AG Rayfield: “These decisions are a reminder that following the law and common decency still matter.” Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield today praised two federal court rulings that protect access to food assistance for millions of Americans – including hundreds of thousands of Oregonians who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to help… View Article

October 28, 2025

AG Rayfield Issues Statement on Ninth Circuit Decision to Take Case “En Banc”

Attorney General Rayfield Issues Statement on Ninth Circuit Decision to Take National Guard Case Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield today issued the following statement after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals voted to take the federal government’s appeal en banc in the National Guard case, for review in front of a larger panel of judges:… View Article

October 28, 2025

Oregon DOJ Successfully Places Private Care Agency on Probation in Medicaid Fraud Case

Agency placed on probation and will be subject to independent monitoring Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield today announced that Rever Grand, Inc. (Rever Grand), a Standard Model Agency – meaning a private agency that hires Direct Support Professionals to provide home and community support to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities – has accepted the… View Article

October 28, 2025

Attorney General Dan Rayfield Sues Trump Administration for Illegally Suspending SNAP Benefits

AG Rayfield: “This isn’t complicated – people need to eat.” Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general and three governors filed a lawsuit today against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and its Secretary Brooke Rollins for unlawfully suspending the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which helps more than… View Article

October 27, 2025

AG Rayfield Commends Congressional Leaders for Backing States in Tariff Fight

Attorney General Rayfield Commends Congressional Leaders for Backing States’ Supreme Court Fight Over Trump’s Unlawful Tariffs AG Rayfield: “This case is about the limits of presidential power.” Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield today commended congressional leaders for filing a powerful amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court » supporting Oregon and a coalition of states… View Article

October 24, 2025

AG Rayfield Statement on 9th Circuit Pausing Natl. Guard Deployment

Ninth Circuit Pauses National Guard Deployment in Portland While Court Weighs Next Steps This afternoon, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals hit pause on an earlier ruling that would have allowed federal deployment of National Guard troops in Portland. The pause—called an administrative stay—will remain in place until 5 p.m. on October 28 while the… View Article