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NIH Case Update: Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Administration from Defunding Medical and Public Health Innovation Research
Federal Judge Issues Temporary Restraining Order Against NIH’s Directive to Slash Funding for Cutting-Edge Medical Research at Every U.S. Research Institution Salem, OR – Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield applauds a federal judge’s swift action in issuing temporary restraining order (TRO) against the National Institutes of Health (NIH), barring its attempt to unilaterally cut billions… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on February 10, 2025
AG Rayfield Sues Trump Administration for Defunding Medical and Public Health Innovation Research
Coalition of 22 Attorneys General Challenge NIH Funding Cuts for Universities and Research Institutions Attorney General Dan Rayfield and 21 other attorneys general today sued the Trump Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for unlawfully cutting funds that support cutting-edge medical and public health research at… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on February 10, 2025
Attorney General Dan Rayfield Stands with Federal Workers in “Fork in the Road” Federal Buyout Challenge
Oregon stands firmly against any actions that threatens the rights and livelihoods of federal workers. We are joining an amicus brief with 17 other states, to support the lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s unlawful directive forcing federal employees to resign or face the risk of losing their jobs. Federal agencies and their employees are part… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters on February 10, 2025
Attorney General Rayfield Announces Swift Victory in Lawsuit Stopping DOGE’s Attacks on Americans
Attorney General Dan Rayfield today released the below statement after an early morning victory in court. A federal judge in the Southern District of New York temporarily blocked Elon Musk and his “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) from accessing Americans’ most sensitive personal information, pending further judicial proceedings. The judge ruled they must immediately destroy… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on February 10, 2025
Attorney General Rayfield, State Attorneys General Continue to Push for Relief in Case Challenging Freeze on Federal Funding
Attorney General Dan Rayfield and 22 attorneys general filed a motion today asking for further enforcement of a temporary restraining order involving a federal funding freeze ordered by President Trump’s Office of Management and Budget. The multi-state coalition is asking that the court make the relief more permanent, with a preliminary injunction. Without further relief,… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release on February 7, 2025