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Oregon and Washington Sue Trump to Protect Election Integrity from Presidential Overreach
AG Rayfield, SOS Tobias Read call this latest power grab a blatant attempt to undermine voting The attorneys general of Oregon and Washington today filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s unconstitutional executive order attacking elections and voting rights. The president’s illegal order will make it harder to vote, erode public confidence in our elections,… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News, Voting and Elections on April 4, 2025
AG Rayfield Sues Trump Administration Over Illegal Funding Cuts and Delays for Medical and Public Health Research
Attorney General Dan Rayfield today joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general in suing the Trump Administration in the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts over its unlawful attempt to disrupt grant funding issued by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The lawsuit challenges the Administration’s unreasonable and intentional delays in reviewing NIH grant applications, as… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on April 4, 2025
Attorney General Rayfield Wins Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Administration for Mass Firings of Federal Probationary Employees
Attorney General Dan Rayfield joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general to secure a preliminary injunction (PI) in Maryland et al. v. USDA, a lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for Maryland suing numerous federal agencies for the unlawful mass firing of federal probationary employees. The PI protects federal probationary employees who live… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on April 2, 2025
Attorney General Rayfield Launches Statewide “Safeguarding Oregon” Forums
AG Rayfield’s Federal Oversight Forums will connect Oregonians with AG’s office and state leaders Today Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced plans for a town hall series to connect with Oregonians in communities across the state. The “Safeguarding Oregon: Federal Oversight Forums” will launch in April, coinciding with the 100-day milestone for AG Rayfield’s administration,… View ArticlePosted in Media Release, News on April 1, 2025
Attorney General Rayfield and Coalition Oppose Federal Legislation That Would Create Substantial Barriers to Voting
Married women who have changed their names among those who would be affected Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 17 attorneys general, sent a letter to congressional leadership opposing H.R. 22, known as the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. The coalition argues that the proposed legislation would add extra, unnecessary hurdles for… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release on April 1, 2025