The Oregon Department of Justice has initiated or joined the following lawsuits and official letters.
July 2025
July 17, 2025
Attorney General Dan Rayfield Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Rule That Would Make It Harder for Americans to Obtain Health Coverage Under the ACA
By the Trump Administration’s own estimates, the rule will cause up to 1.8 million people to lose their health insurance Attorney General Dan Rayfield today and a multistate coalition filed a lawsuit challenging an unlawful final rule announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that… View ArticleJuly 16, 2025
Attorney General Dan Rayfield Sues Trump Administration for Unlawfully Cutting Billions in Disaster Mitigation Funding
Attorney General Dan Rayfield today and a coalition of 20 states sued the Trump Administration over its decision to illegally shut down the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) bipartisan Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, designed to protect communities from natural disasters before they strike. The BRIC program has provided communities across the nation… View ArticleJuly 15, 2025
Oregon Attorney General Sues Public Officials and Community Leaders for Orchestrating Self-Dealing Broadband Sale from Non-Profit Meant to Serve Rural Communities
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield today filed a civil enforcement action against several public officials and community leaders for orchestrating the insider sale of a valuable broadband company—a subsidiary of a nonprofit originally created to serve rural schools, hospitals, courthouses, and libraries in eastern Oregon—for their own personal financial benefit. The lawsuit alleges that a… View ArticleJuly 15, 2025
Attorney General Dan Rayfield Joins Coalition Urging Congress to Pass Legislation to Curb Deceptive ICE Tactics
Today, Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 20 attorneys general in sent a letter to members of Congress, urging them to pass legislation generally prohibiting federal immigration agents from wearing masks to conceal their identity and requiring them to show their identification and agency-identifying insignia. In the letter, the coalition expressed concern over… View ArticleJuly 3, 2025
Adult Foster Home Owner Pleads Guilty to Neglect and Theft Charges Involving Medicaid Recipients
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield today announced that Brian Woodring, the former owner and operator of an adult foster home (AFH) for the developmentally disabled, has pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges related to the neglect of vulnerable residents, and the theft of Medicaid Funds. The plea follows an extensive multi-agency investigation into serious misconduct… View ArticleJuly 2, 2025
Oregon Leads Multi-State Legal Effort to Restore Funding for Humanities Programs Across the Country
AG Rayfield: These cuts don’t just break the law, they break faith with communities who rely on these programs to learn, reflect, and connect. Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield is leading a coalition of states, urging a federal court to stop the Trump administration from gutting federal support for public humanities programs that serve communities… View ArticleJuly 1, 2025
Attorney General Dan Rayfield Sues Trump Administration for Illegally Sharing Personal Health Data with ICE
AG Rayfield: Parents may choose not to take their kids to the doctor because they’re afraid of what may happen. Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a multistate coalition today filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) decision to provide unfettered access to individual personal health data to the Department… View ArticleJuly 1, 2025
Attorney General Dan Rayfield Files a Lawsuit Against the Department of Education for Mental Health Funding Cuts
Attorney General Dan Rayfield alongside a coalition of 16 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit late Monday against the U.S. Department of Education for illegally cutting congressionally approved funding for mental health programs in K-12 schools. After the tragic deaths of 19 students and 2 teachers during a mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, a… View ArticleJune 2025
June 27, 2025
Supreme Court Limits Lower Court Injunctions, But Legal Challenge to Birthright Citizenship Ban Moves Forward
Ruling does not weigh in on merits of Birthright Citizenship Executive Order Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield today responded to a U.S. Supreme Court decision that limits the authority of lower courts to issue nationwide injunctions—but emphasized that the fight over the constitutionality of President Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship is far from over…. View ArticleJune 24, 2025