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Attorney General Rayfield Wins Lawsuit Against Trump Administration’s Illegal Tariffs
Court of International Trade Rules in Favor of 24 States, Invalidating Tariffs that are Increasing Prices and Inflicting Chaos on the American Economy Attorney General Dan Rayfield today secured an order invalidating President Trump’s latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on products purchased by American consumers and businesses. A federal court granted summary judgment to… View ArticlePosted in Homepage, Media Release on May 7, 2026
Oregon Department of Justice ICAC Investigators Arrest Monmouth Man on Seven Counts of Encouraging Child Sex Abuse
Suspect is an Instructional Assistant in the Central School District The Oregon Department of Justice (ODOJ) announced today the arrest of Franco Melgar Martich, of Monmouth, on seven counts of Encouraging Child Sexual Abuse (ECSA) in the First Degree. Monmouth Police assisted ODOJ in arresting Martich at his home on the night of May 6,… View ArticlePosted in Homepage, Media Release on May 7, 2026
U.S. Supreme Court Issues Temporary Stay on Restrictions on Mifepristone after Attorney General Rayfield and Coalition File Brief
Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 21 other states and the District of Columbia successfully urged the U.S. Supreme Court today to stay a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that would restrict access to mifepristone, a safe and effective abortion medication. The Supreme Court issued an order administratively staying… View ArticlePosted in Homepage, Media Release on May 4, 2026
Oregon Department of Justice Secures Life Sentence for Coos County Woman Who Murdered Ex-Husband
The Oregon Department of Justice announced that a Coos County judge has sentenced Reina Jackson to life in prison, with no possibility of parole for a minimum of 25 years, for the 2021 murder of her ex-husband, Dr. Craig Jackson. A Coos County jury convicted Jackson of murder in the second degree on April 24,… View ArticlePosted in Homepage, Media Release on May 1, 2026
AG Rayfield Calls on 5th Circuit to Immediately Stay Ruling that Blocks Access to Mifepristone
“Today’s ruling by the Fifth Circuit, which temporarily halts providers’ ability to prescribe mifepristone through telemedicine and send those pills by mail, is deeply troubling. “Mifepristone is a safe, FDA-approved drug, and has been used by millions of people across our country for decades. We will use every tool available to defend Oregonians’ access to… View ArticlePosted in Homepage, Media Release on May 1, 2026