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Attorney General Rayfield Leads Lawsuit Challenging Federal Attack on Gender-Affirming Care
Lawsuit filed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield today led a coalition of 18 other states and the District of Columbia in suing to ensure the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) cannot threaten providers with a so-called declaration that baselessly… View ArticlePosted in Homepage, Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release on December 24, 2025
AG Rayfield: SCOTUS Ruling Today Blocks Unlawful Guard Federalization
Today, the United States Supreme Court denied the federal government’s request to stay a lower-court ruling blocking the Trump Administration’s unlawful federalization of the Illinois National Guard. The ruling has significant implications nationally: in Oregon, for example, the Trump Administration relied on the same flawed legal theory to attempt to federalize Oregon’s National Guard. Statement… View ArticlePosted in Homepage, Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release on December 23, 2025
Attorney General Rayfield Sues Trump Administration to Defend Critical Consumer Protection Efforts
Lawsuit filed this afternoon in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield today led a coalition of attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop the complete defunding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which has returned more than $21 billion improperly taken from over 205 million… View ArticlePosted in Homepage, Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release on December 22, 2025
Attorney General Rayfield Announces Nearly $150 Million Settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA Over Emissions Fraud
The companies must provide participating consumers with an extended warranty and will pay consumers $2,000 per subject vehicle Attorney General Dan Rayfield today joined a coalition of 50 attorneys general announcing a $149,673,750 settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA for violating state laws prohibiting unfair or deceptive trade practices by marketing, selling and leasing vehicles equipped with… View ArticlePosted in Homepage, Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release on December 22, 2025
Attorney General Rayfield Sues Trump Administration Over Freeze on EV Charging Funds Critical to Oregon’s Economy
Attorney General Dan Rayfield today joined 16 other states in filing a lawsuit against the Trump Administration for halting federal funding used to build electric vehicle charging infrastructure along major freight routes. The funding was approved by Congress on a bipartisan basis to help states modernize transportation corridors, reduce pollution, and support growing demand for… View ArticlePosted in Homepage, Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release on December 16, 2025