Oregon DOJ News

Oregon in Multi-State Legal Fight to Protect Genetic Information in 23andMe Bankruptcy Case

AG Rayfield: People did not submit their personal data to 23andMe thinking their genetic blueprint would be sold off to the highest bidder. Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield today announced that his office alongside a bipartisan coalition of 28 states filed a lawsuit on behalf of consumers, objecting to the proposed sale of personal genetic… View Article

Posted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on June 9, 2025

Attorney General Dan Rayfield Sues Trump Administration to Prevent Efforts to Distribute Thousands of Machine Gun Devices Across Country

AG Rayfield and 15 other Attorneys General Sue ATF Over Illegal Actions Involving Forced Reset Triggers Attorney General Dan Rayfield today announced he and a coalition of 15 other attorneys general are suing the Trump Administration, and in particular the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), over its official plans to distribute thousands of machine gun… View Article

Posted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on June 9, 2025

Attorney General Dan Rayfield Wins Court Order to Stop the Dismantling of AmeriCorps

Attorney General Dan Rayfield today won a court order that blocks the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism. On April 29, Attorney General Rayfield, alongside a coalition of 22 other attorneys general—joined by the governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania—challenged the administration’s plans to eliminate nearly 90 percent… View Article

Posted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on June 5, 2025

Oregon to Receive up to $66 Million from the Sacklers and Purdue Pharma in Opioid Crisis Resolution

AG Rayfield: Oregon families deserve justice, and every dollar we recover will go toward healing our communities and building a future free from this crisis. Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced today that Oregon and a bipartisan coalition of states will accept a $7.4 billion settlement with the Sackler family, and Purdue Pharma, for their role… View Article

Posted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on June 4, 2025

Attorney General Dan Rayfield Urges Court to Uphold Key Provision of Voting Rights Act

Attorney General Dan Rayfield and 18 other attorneys general today filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, supporting the right of the American people to cast their ballots free from racial discrimination. The amicus brief, filed in Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians v. Howe, specifically argues in… View Article

Posted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on June 4, 2025