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Rayfield Launches New Gender-Affirming Care Toolkit Amid Trump Executive Orders
Aims to help support families of transgender loved ones Today, Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced the launch of a new gender-affirming toolkit, now available on the Oregon Department of Justice website. This resource is designed to help families and caregivers of transgender loved ones navigate the challenges and uncertainties created by executive orders from the… View ArticlePosted in Media Release, News on February 20, 2025
Appeals Court Agrees With Attorney General Rayfield, Blocks Trump’s Efforts to End Birthright Citizenship
Judges deny U.S. DOJ’s request to lift the hold on executive order Attorney General Dan Rayfield commends the 9th Circuit U.S. Appeals Court decision this week to block the Trump Administration’s efforts to end birthright citizenship. The ruling denied the administration’s request for an emergency stay and prohibits Trump from restricting birthright citizenship while judicial… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on February 20, 2025
Attorney General Rayfield Calls for Action Against Counterfeit Weight Loss Drug Makers
Dozens of states asking the FDA to investigate deceptive practices Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a 37-state bipartisan coalition are requesting that the Food and Drug Administration take swift action against drug makers who are producing counterfeit forms of the weight loss and diabetes drugs Mounjaro, Zepbound, Ozempic, and Wegovy (GLP-1 drugs). “We know… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters on February 20, 2025
Federal Judge Agrees with AG Rayfield, Blocks Trump Order on Gender Affirming Care
Judge says the order aimed for “erasure of trans individuals” Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield applauds a judge’s decision today to block the Trump administration from withholding federal funding from medical institutions that provide gender affirming care. “Today’s ruling is a major win in the fight against Trump’s relentless attacks on transgender rights,” said Rayfield…. View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on February 14, 2025
Attorney General Rayfield Stands with Transgender Military Members in Challenge to President Trump’s Discriminatory Executive Order
Oregon and 19 States File Amicus Brief in Federal Court Today Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed a “friend of the court” or amicus brief as part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general, to support a lawsuit aiming to block the implementation of President Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from serving in the military…. View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release on February 14, 2025