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Attorney General Rayfield Challenges Unlawful Rescission of Landmark 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding
Coalition of States, Counties, and Cities Across the Country Mount Legal Challenge in Opposition to EPA’s Unlawful Rollback Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 36 other states, counties and cities today challenged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s unlawful attempt to rescind its 2009 Endangerment Finding– the agency’s major determination that greenhouse gas pollution from motor vehicles drives… View ArticlePosted in Homepage, Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release on March 19, 2026
Attorney General Rayfield Files Lawsuit, Seeking to Block $6.2 Billion Nexstar/Tegna Broadcasting Merger
Merger would create a media giant covering 80% of U.S. television households Attorney General Dan Rayfield today, alongside a coalition of 8 attorneys general, filed a lawsuit to block the acquisition of Tegna Inc. (Tegna) by Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nexstar). Tegna and Nexstar are two major broadcast station companies that own and operate television… View ArticlePosted in Homepage, Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release on March 19, 2026
Attorney General Rayfield Calls on Congress to Pass Legislation Requiring Tariff Refunds
Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 17 other attorneys general today urged Congress to pass legislation that would require the government to provide swift refunds for extra costs paid by businesses and consumers due to President Trump’s illegal tariffs. On February 20, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Attorney General Rayfield and… View ArticlePosted in Homepage, Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release on March 18, 2026
Attorney General Dan Rayfield Names Jose Klein as Chief Counsel of The Trial Division
Veteran litigator and former Assistant Attorney General to lead Oregon DOJ’s Trial Division beginning July 6 Attorney General Dan Rayfield today announced the appointment of Jose Klein as Chief Counsel of the Oregon Department of Justice Trial Division. Klein, a seasoned litigator with deep roots in Oregon’s legal community and prior service as an Assistant… View ArticlePosted in Homepage, Media Release on March 18, 2026
Attorney General Rayfield Urges Court to Reject Corrupted $14B Hewlett Packard Enterprises/Juniper Networks Merger Settlement
Attorney General Rayfield and a coalition of attorneys general filed a court brief opposing the $14 billion merger settlement between Hewlett Packard Enterprises and Juniper Networks, the second and third largest providers of wireless networking equipment in the United States. “When two of the biggest players in wireless networking merge, prices go up and innovation… View ArticlePosted in Homepage, Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release on March 16, 2026