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Attorney General Dan Rayfield Issues Multistate Guidance Affirming the Legality and Necessity of Environmental Justice Initiatives
Guidance Clarifies Recent Federal Actions Seeking to Eliminate and Chill Environmental Justice Efforts Attorney General Dan Rayfield alongside a coalition of 12 other attorneys general issued multistate guidance affirming the necessity and legality of environmental justice initiatives. The guidance reinforces that despite the Trump Administration’s recent efforts to brand these critical activities as illegal, public… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters on June 17, 2025
Attorney General Dan Rayfield Applauds Judge’s Ruling Blocking Trump Administration from Illegally Cutting Funds for Medical And Public Health Research
Judge Sides with States, Calling Out the Trump Administration for an “Appalling” Pattern of Discrimination Against Vulnerable Communities Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield today issued the following statement after a federal judge set aside the Trump Administration’s decision to terminate hundreds of crucial biomedical research grants, declaring the move “illegal” and “void” and specifically condemning… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters on June 17, 2025
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield to Host Town Hall in Lincoln City to Hear from those Impacted by Federal Actions
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield will host a public town hall Monday, July 7th at 6pm in Lincoln City as part of his statewide “Federal Oversight Town Hall” series. The event is the 4th in a series focused on hearing directly from Oregonians who have been affected by federal actions. Many of these decisions impact… View ArticlePosted in Media Release, News on June 17, 2025
Attorney General Dan Rayfield Joins Coalition of 23 Attorneys General Opposing President Trump’s Unlawful Freeze of Foreign Aid Funds
Brief Argues Against Extreme Executive Overreach and Details How Freeze of USAID Funds Have Harmed the States and Their Residents Attorney General Dan Rayfield today joined a group of 23 attorneys general opposing the Trump Administration’s unlawful decision to withhold billions of dollars of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funding for foreign aid… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters on June 13, 2025
Clackamas County Grand Jury Finds Insufficient Evidence for Criminal Charges in Milwaukie Shooting Involving Police
The Oregon Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced the conclusion of an investigation related to an officer involved shooting in September of 2024. A Clackamas County grand jury has found insufficient evidence to criminally charge two officers who shot and seriously injured a man during a struggle at a Taco Bell drive-thru in Milwaukie. The… View ArticlePosted in Media Release, News on June 12, 2025