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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 ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters on July 15, 2025
Attorney General Dan Rayfield Sues Trump Administration for Freezing $6.8 Billion in Education Grants Just Weeks Before School Year Start
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield alongside a coalition of 20 other attorneys general sued the Trump Administration today over its unconstitutional, unlawful, and arbitrary decision to freeze funding for six longstanding programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education just weeks before the school year in many parts of Oregon is set to start. Without… View ArticlePosted in Media Release, News on July 14, 2025
Attorney General Dan Rayfield Secures $720 Million from Eight Opioid Drug Makers
AG Rayfield: Oregon communities deserve justice, and opioid manufacturers are being held accountable. Attorney General Dan Rayfield today announced approximately $720 million nationwide in settlements with eight drug makers that manufactured opioid pills and worsened the nationwide opioid crisis. Based on the overwhelming participation by Attorneys General across the country, all eight defendants have agreed… View ArticlePosted in Media Release, News on July 10, 2025
Oregon Releases 2024 Hate and Bias Annual Report Highlighting Concerning Trends and Shifts in Reporting
The Oregon Department of Justice (ODOJ), alongside the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission (CJC), today released the 2024 Bias Crimes Annual Report, revealing complex and concerning developments in bias crime and incident reporting across the state. For the first time since the Bias Response Hotline launched in 2020, overall bias reports declined in 2024. The report… View ArticlePosted in Hate and Bias Crimes, Media Release on July 7, 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 ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on July 3, 2025