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Attorney General Rayfield Wins Temporary Block on Mass Firings of Federal Probationary Employees and Gets Fired Employees Their Jobs Back
Federal Judge Orders 18 Federal Agencies to Give Employees Their Jobs Back by Monday Attorney General Rayfield issued the following statement after a federal judge in the United States District Court for Maryland issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) for 18 federal agencies, ordering them to stop the illegal mass layoffs of federal probationary employees and… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on March 14, 2025
Oregon Joins Coalition in Sending Comment Letters to Department of Energy to Move Forward with Energy Efficiency Standards
Attorney General Rayfield along with a coalition of 6 state attorneys general and the City of New York in submitting two comment letters to the United States Department of Energy (DOE) — urging the department to allow energy efficiency standards for gas-fired instantaneous water heaters and walk-in coolers and freezers to take effect. Last month,… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters on March 14, 2025
Attorney General Rayfield Sues Trump Administration to Stop Dismantling of Department of Education and Protect Students
“This is a direct hit to our kids and their futures.” Attorney General Rayfield today joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop the dismantling of the Department of Education (ED). On March 11, the Trump administration announced that ED would be firing approximately 50 percent of its… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on March 13, 2025
AG Rayfield Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Defend Medicaid Recipients’ Freedom to Choose Their Providers
12 States Argue Medicaid Act Gives Patients the Freedom to Choose Their Own Providers Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 12 attorneys general today filed an amicus brief, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm a lower court’s decision recognizing Medicaid recipients’ individual right to receive care from the qualified providers of their… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release on March 12, 2025
Attorney General Rayfield Joins Coalition of States in Defending American Freedoms Against Political Retaliation
“When we allow any administration to target those who disagree with it, we all lose.” Attorney General Dan Rayfield joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general today, in filing an amicus brief in support of Perkins Coie, the Seattle law firm targeted by President Donald Trump. This law firm represents many clients whose positions are… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release on March 12, 2025