This database provides information about federal cases in which Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and the Oregon Department of Justice are participating to protect the rights and safety of Oregonians. While this tracker is updated regularly for public transparency, the official court dockets remain the authoritative source for all filings and case details. Cases are listed in order of filing date, with the most recent actions appearing first.
Federal Litigation Cases
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RE: Lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security, challenging a new iteration of the “public charge” rule that would punish immigrants seeking a green card for using public benefits they’re otherwise entitled to, like Medicaid, food assistance, and housing assistance.
On 9/14/26, the plaintiff states filed their complaint.
RE: Lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service, challenging two rules that roll back protections under the Endangered Species Act: one that strips automatic protections from newly listed threatened species, and another that rewrites how the federal government decides which areas count as critical habitat.
On 9/9/26, the plaintiff states filed their complaint.
RE: Lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, challenging a rule that unlawfully rescinds the longstanding definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act, in a way that would allow destruction of critical habitats, even when that destruction threatens a species’ survival.
On 9/9/26, the plaintiff states filed their complaint.
RE: Lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, challenging a rule that would unlawfully end Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program reimbursement for transgender youth healthcare.
On 9/2/26, the plaintiff states filed their complaint.
RE: Lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services challenging unlawful conditions that would cut off Title X funding to states and health clinics. The funding at issue supports reproductive health care, family planning, cancer screenings, and other critical preventive care for millions of Americans. (Trial docket)
On 9/4/26, the federal defendants filed a motion to transfer venue.
RE: Lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service challenging an unlawful rule that the agency issued to implement President Trump’s executive order interfering with vote-by-mail elections. Among other things, the rule illegally demands state voter lists and imposes ballot envelope design requirements. (Trial docket)
On 9/14/26, the Supreme Court issued an order denying defendants’ stay application.
RE: Lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and the American Association of Motor Vehicle Association, to block efforts to share personal data for 17 million commercial driver license holders. In a related action, the States also moved to quash a Department of Homeland Security subpoena for the same data. (Trial docket)
On 9/17/26, the district court issued an order granting the states’ preliminary injunction motion.
RE: Lawsuit challenging the Office of Comptroller of the Currency’s final rules purporting to preempt state laws requiring the payment of interest on funds held in mortgage escrow accounts. Oregon and several other states sued to defend state laws requiring national banks to pay consumers a minimum interest amount on those accounts.
On 8/11/26, the plaintiff states filed their complaint.
RE: Lawsuit challenging Trump administration’s unlawful imposition of tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. Those tariffs affect products from more than 80 countries that together account for 99.4% of all U.S. imports—costs that will be passed along to Oregonians and Oregon businesses.
On 8/19/26, the Court of International Trade issued an order staying the states’ case, while the court adjudicates a sample case involving the Section 301 tariffs.
RE: Lawsuit challenging a policy issued by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families that would give federal officials access to the private records of millions of individuals who rely on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families programs.
On 8/3/26, the states filed their complaint.
RE: Lawsuit challenging a rule promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services that would weaken the Affordable Care Act and make health insurance more expensive and harder to get for millions of Americans. (Trial docket)
On 7/31/26, the states filed their complaint.
RE: Lawsuit challenging unlawful terms and conditions on billions of dollars of funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency that helps states prepare for and respond to emergencies, natural disasters and acts of terrorism—part of an effort by the Trump administration to illegally coerce states into assisting with immigration enforcement efforts and meddle with state election.
On 7/24/26, the states filed their complaint.
RE: Lawsuit challenging an Environmental Protection Agency rule that weakens requirements for the continued phase-out of hydrofluorocarbon use in refrigeration and air conditioning equipment.
On 7/21/26, the states filed their complaint.
RE: Multistate intervention in a case challenging the Department of Defense’s efforts to block wind energy projects nationwide by unlawfully freezing routine reviews of land-based wind projects.
On 8/20/26, the court issued an order granting the states’ motion to intervene.
RE: Lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Education’s efforts to once again terminate congressionally approved funding for mental health programs in K-12 schools. (Trial docket)
On 9/8/26, the district court held a hearing on the plaintiff states’ preliminary injunction motion.
RE: Lawsuit challenging the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s efforts to once again attach conditions to—and illegally upend—funding that provides supports for Americans experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity. (Trial docket)
On 9/16/26, the First Circuit stayed the district court’s judgment pending appeal.
RE: Lawsuit challenging the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ recent interim final rule on Medicaid work requirements, an effort to implement provisions from H.R. 1 in a way that would unlawfully block healthcare access for thousands of medically frail Oregonians. (Trial docket)
On 9/1/26, the plaintiff states filed a motion for partial summary judgment.
RE: Lawsuit challenging new anti-DEI requirements for federal contractors that impose unclear and confusing terms, threaten to disrupt key programs and services. (Trial docket)
On 7/21/26, the plaintiff states filed a summary judgment motion.
RE: Lawsuit challenging a rule issued by the Department of Education that unlawfully excludes certain health professional degrees—including nursing, physician assistance, and physical therapy—from higher professional degree student loan caps. (Trial docket)
On 7/28/26, the district court issued a scheduling order for the case.
RE: Lawsuit challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s refusal to issue nationwide compliance designations identifying areas that meet (or do not meet) air quality standards under the Clean Air Act. (Trial docket)
On 9/2/26, the federal defendants appealed the summary judgment order to the Ninth Circuit.
RE: Lawsuit challenging the President’s executive order that unlawfully attempts to interfere with the States’ powers to conduct elections, including threats to longstanding vote-by-mail practices. (Trial docket) (Appellate docket) (Supreme Court docket)
On 8/24/26, the Supreme Court issued an order granting a stay of the district court’s injunction, pending appeal.
RE: Lawsuit challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s rollback of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards Rule, which would allow power plants to release more dangerous chemicals into the air—chemicals that can travel across state lines and settle into rivers and waterways. (Trial docket)
On 8/13/26, the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order holding the cases in abeyance pending further order of the court.
RE: Lawsuit challenging the federal government’s unconstitutional and unlawful attempt to impose conditions on U.S. Department of Agriculture programs, grants, cooperative agreements and mutual interest agreements. (Trial docket)
On 8/14/26, the plaintiff states filed an amended complaint.
RE: Lawsuit challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s recission of its finding under the Clean Air Act that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from motor vehicles endanger human health and the environment, and its recission of GHG motor vehicle emission standards. (Trial docket)
On 4/22/26, the court issued a case scheduling order.
RE: Lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Education’s unlawful requirements that institutions of higher education submit data that links race and gender to admissions, financial aid, and student achievement data. (Trial docket)
On 8/11/26, the district court issued an order granting the motion and remanding to the agency.
RE: Lawsuit challenging the President’s imposition of tariffs under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974. That law authorizes limited tariffs for “balance-of-payment deficits,” among other things. But it does not authorize tariffs for trade deficits, the circumstances cited in the President’s proclamation. (Trial docket) (Appellate docket)
On 6/11/26, the Federal Circuit issued an order granting the federal defendants’ motion for a stay pending appeal. The parties are briefing the case on appeal.
RE: Lawsuit challenging efforts by the Department of Health and Human Services to radically and unlawfully overhaul the nation’s childhood immunization schedule. Those efforts by the federal government remove several vaccines (rotavirus, meningococcal, hepatitis A and B, flu, and covid) from the universally recommended childhood vaccine schedule (Trial docket)
On 9/8/26, the district court issued an order granting in part and denying in part defendants’ motion to dismiss.
RE: Lawsuit challenging efforts by the U.S. Department of Energy and Office of Management and Budget to unlawfully terminate billions of dollars of congressionally mandated energy and infrastructure program grants. (Trial docket)
On 7/13/26, the district court issued a modified scheduling order for the case.
RE: Lawsuit challenging unlawful grant conditions imposed by the Department of Health and Human Services, which would require states to illegally discriminate against transgender people. (Trial docket)
On 3/12/26, the district court issued an order granting the stay motion.
RE: Lawsuit challenging the Secretary of Health and Human Services’ unlawful declaration that gender-affirming care for children and adolescents is not safe or effective medical treatment. (Trial docket)
On 9/17/26, the district court issued an order denying defendants’ motion to amend the judgment.
RE: Lawsuit challenging efforts by the Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to cut off funding for that agency—funding that is essential for the CFPB to perform its role as the nation’s consumer watchdog. (Trial docket)
On 2/24/26, plaintiff filed an amended complaint.
RE: Lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration, challenging unlawful efforts to halt federal funding used to build and repair electric vehicle charging infrastructure along major freight routes. (Trial docket)
On 12/12/25, the plaintiff states filed their complaint. The parties are litigating the case in district court.
RE: Lawsuit against the Departments of Homeland Security, State, Labor, and Justice, challenging those agencies’ efforts to implement the President’s policy of imposing an unlawful $100,000 fee for H-1B visa petitions. (Trial docket) (Appellate docket)
On 6/11/26, the federal defendants appealed to the First Circuit. The parties are briefing the case on appeal.
RE: Lawsuit against the Department of Housing and Urban Development, challenging the agency’s illegal efforts to upend supports for tens of thousands of Americans experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity. (Trial docket) (Appellate docket)
On 6/29/26, the district court issued an order partially granting summary judgment to the plaintiff states.
RE: Lawsuit against the Department of Agriculture, challenging the agency’s unlawful efforts to cut off Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to certain noncitizens, including refugees and asylees who have obtained legal permanent resident status. (Trial docket) (Appellate docket)
On 9/17/26, the district court issued an order granting the plaintiff states’ summary judgment motion.
RE: Lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Coast Guard, challenging the Coast Guard’s unlawful removal of an essential search-and-rescue helicopter from Newport, on the Oregon Coast. (Trial docket)
On 1/29/26, the district court issued an order severing the claims relating to the helicopter from the claims pertaining to ICE detention facility, and opened a separate case for the latter. Litigation remains pending in the district court.
RE: Lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency for interfering with grants to states for emergency management, disaster relief and homeland security operations. (Trial docket) (Appellate docket)
On 5/13/26, the Ninth Circuit issued an order dismissing the appeal.
RE: Lawsuit challenging a Department of Education rule that excludes from Public Service Loan Forgiveness program eligibility any employer, including states or state agencies, that are deemed to be acting contrary to the administration’s policy priorities. (Trial docket)
On 8/27/26, the federal defendants appealed the summary judgment order to the First Circuit.
RE: Lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s failure to keep Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits flowing in light of the shutdown appropriations lapse. (Trial docket)
On 5/1/26, the court dismissed the case without prejudice.
RE: Lawsuit seeking injunctive and declaratory relief and challenging the government’s termination of Solar For All grants, which provide funding for new and expanded low-income solar programs. (Trial docket)
On 7/30/26, the plaintiff states appealed the summary judgment order to the Ninth Circuit.
RE: Lawsuit seeking money damages from the government’s breach of agreements to fund Solar For All grants, which provide funding for new and expanded low-income solar programs. (Trial docket)
On 8/7/26, the court issued a scheduling order determining that a trial is necessary to establish whether damages exist to support plaintiff states’ claims.
RE: Lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice, challenging a notice that unlawfully disallows Victims of Crime Act victim assistance funds from being used to provide “legal services to any removable alien or any alien otherwise unlawfully present in the United States.” (Trial docket)
On 11/25/25, the district court so-ordered the stipulation of dismissal.
RE: Lawsuit challenging the unlawful federalization of Oregon's National Guard in Portland. (Trial docket) (Appellate docket)
On 2/17/26, the Ninth Circuit granted defendants’ motion to voluntarily dismiss their appeals.
RE: Lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, challenging threats to pull funding for longstanding teen reproductive and sexual health education programs unless states remove language affirming young people’s gender identity. (Trial docket) (Appellate docket)
On 2/20/26, the plaintiff states filed a cross-motion for summary judgment.
RE: Lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice, challenging new conditions for Victims of Crime Act grants. Those conditions attempt to illegally coerce states into performing federal immigration enforcement functions by threatening over $1 billion in funding for victims and survivors of crimes.
The plaintiff filed their second amended complaint. The plaintiff states also filed a motion for partial summary judgement.
RE: Lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Energy, challenging a new funding cap that slashes support for vital state-run energy programs. (Trial docket) (Appellate docket)
On 5/11/26, the Ninth Circuit issued its mandate after the federal defendants voluntarily dismissed their appeal.
RE: Lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, challenging the lawsuit challenging the federal reconciliation bill’s provision defunding Planned Parenthood. (Trial docket)
On 3/17/26, the plaintiff states filed a notice of voluntary dismissal.
RE: Lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture, challenging the agency’s unlawful demand that states share sensitive SNAP user data with the federal government. (Trial docket)
On 4/3/26, the plaintiff states filed a second amended complaint. The parties continue to litigate the case in district court.
RE: Lawsuit against several federal agencies, seeking to prevent the Trump administration from unlawfully reinterpreting the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act to restrict the provision of critical federal public benefits (such as Head Start, Title X family planning, adult education and mental health care) to undocumented immigrants. (Trial docket) (Appellate docket)
On 3/20/26, federal defendants filed a cross-motion for summary judgment.
RE: Lawsuit challenging a rule imposed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that would impose barriers to obtaining healthcare coverage under the Affordable Care Act and would exclude coverage of gender-affirming care as an essential health benefit under the ACA. (Trial docket)
On 8/14/26, the district court issued an order partially granting the plaintiff states’ summary judgment motion.
RE: Lawsuit challenging the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s termination of BRIC grants that fund essential disaster mitigation efforts. (Trial docket)
On 3/6/26, the court issued an order granting the states’ motion to enforce.
RE: .). Lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Education’s freeze of funding for Title I-C, II-A, III-A, IV-A, IV-B, Adult Basic Literacy, and Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education. (Trial docket)
On 9/12/25, the district court granted the motion.
RE: Lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ sharing of state Medicaid data with ICE to facilitate immigration enforcement. (Trial docket)
RE: Lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Education’s termination of congressionally approved funding for mental health programs in K-12 schools. (Trial docket) (Appellate docket)
The district court denied on the plaintiff’s motion on 6/16/26. The parties currently are briefing the appeal of the summary judgment order.
RE: Lawsuit seeks the court’s ruling that a change in “agency priorities” is not sufficient under 2 C.F.R. 200.340(a)(4) to terminate grants. (Trial docket)
On 7/17/26, the district court issued an order granting summary judgment to the plaintiff states.
RE: Lawsuit challenging a rule changing the legal framework to allow lower fuel economy standards. (Trial docket)
On 11/19/25, the court entered an order placing the case in abeyance and requiring regular joint status reports from the parties.
RE: Lawsuit challenging congressional resolution that nullifies longstanding EPA Clean Air Act waivers, which allow California, Oregon and several other states to adopt stringent vehicle emissions standards. (Trial docket)
On 2/19/26, the district court held argument on that motion.
RE: Lawsuit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and other officials and agencies, over the federal government’s plans to distribute thousands of machine gun conversion devices (specifically, Forced-Reset Triggers) to communities across the United States. (Trial docket)
After the federal defendants agreed not to return Forced-Reset Triggers to the plaintiff states, the plaintiff states voluntarily dismissed their complaint without prejudice on 4/23/26.
RE: Lawsuit against the National Science Foundation, challenging the agency’s efforts to unlawfully terminate more than $1.4 billion in science and technology funding. (Trial docket)
On 8/25/25, the plaintiff states filed notice » of voluntary dismissal of the lawsuit.
RE: Lawsuit against the Department of Transportation, challenging new terms and conditions for grants. Those conditions attempt to illegally coerce states into performing federal immigration enforcement functions by threatening essential infrastructure funding. (Trial docket) (Appellate docket)
On 1/23/26, the First Circuit dismissed the appeal, pursuant to the federal defendants’ motion.
RE: Lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies, challenging new terms and conditions for grants. Those conditions attempt to illegally coerce states into performing federal immigration enforcement functions by threatening essential emergency services funding. (Trial docket) (Appellate docket)
On 9/1/26, defendants moved to voluntarily dismiss the appeal.
RE: Lawsuit challenging the President’s energy emergency executive order and federal agencies’ reliance on that order to short-circuit essential reviews under the Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and the Historic National Preservation Act. (Trial docket)
On 3/5/26, defendants filed a motion to dismiss. That motion is fully briefed; oral argument is scheduled for 10/20/26.
RE: Lawsuit challenging the federal administration’s termination of billions of dollars of congressionally approved funding for electric vehicle infrastructure. (Trial docket)
On 1/23/26, the district court issued an order partially granting the plaintiff states’ summary judgment motion.
RE: Lawsuit challenging the federal administration’s unlawful attempt to freeze the development of wind energy. (Trial docket) (Appellate docket)
Pursuant to the federal defendants’ assented-to motion, on 6/15/26 the First Circuit ordered voluntary dismissal of the appeal.
RE: Lawsuit challenging the federal administration’s efforts to fire thousands of federal health workers and shutter vital programs at the Department of Health and Human Services. (Trial docket)
On 4/7/26, the district court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss.
RE: Lawsuit challenging efforts to dismantle AmeriCorps, which affects programs and funding here in Oregon and in other states. (Trial docket)
The plaintiff states announced a settlement of the case that protects critical AmeriCorps programming and volunteers.
RE: Lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Education’s threat to withhold federal funding from state and local education agencies that refuse to certify compliance with the federal administration’s new (and legally incoherent) interpretation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (Trial docket)
A separate lawsuit filed by other parties subsequently resulted in a summary judgment decision vacating the Department of Education’s certification demand, and the agency ultimately decided to forgo their appeal of that decision. After federal defendants agreed not to take further actions based on the vacated certification demands, the parties jointly moved to dismiss the states’ lawsuit. The district court granted that motion on 2/18/26.
RE: Lawsuit challenging four executive orders that aim to increase tariffs worldwide, beyond the powers granted by Congress through the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). (Trial docket) (Appellate docket) (Supreme Court docket)
On 2/20/26, the Supreme Court issued an opinion striking down the President’s IEEPA tariffs.
RE: Lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Education’s termination of funding that supports schools, teachers, and vulnerable students recover from Covid-19. (Trial docket) (Appellate docket)
On 11/17/25, the district court so-ordered the parties’ stipulation settling the case.
RE: Lawsuit challenging NIH grant terminations, delays, and the “unpublishing” of notices of funding opportunities. (Trial docket) (Appellate docket)
On 1/6/26, the district court entered an order effectuating the parties’ settlement agreement, and dismissing plaintiffs’ remaining claims without prejudice.
RE: Lawsuit challenging the EO gutting seven smaller federal agencies, including the Institute of Museum and Library Services (Trial docket) (Appellate docket)
On 4/6/26, the First Circuit issued an order granting defendant Institute of Museum and Library Services’ assented-to motion to voluntarily dismiss itself from the appeal. Briefing before the First Circuit is complete; the First Circuit heard oral argument on 9/16/26.
RE: Lawsuit in which Oregon and Washington are challenging the President's election EO. (Trial docket) (Appellate docket)
On 5/6/26, the Ninth Circuit issued an order staying appellate proceedings until resolution of the case in the district court.
RE: Lawsuit challenging HHS’s termination of nearly $12 billion in critical public health grants to states. (Trial docket) (Appellate docket)
The parties filed a motion in district court, asking the court for a stay, pending resolution of a Supreme Court petition for writ of certiorari in another matter that could affect this case.
RE: Challenges Elon Musk’s constitutional authority to exercise significant government powers as the head of DOGE without Senate confirmation pursuant to the Appointments Clause. (Trial docket)
On 12/15/25, the plaintiff states voluntarily dismissed the case.
RE: Lawsuit challenging efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, requesting a halt to the agency’s planned reduction in workforce. (Trial docket) (Appellate docket) (Supreme Court docket)
On 1/9/26, plaintiff states filed an amended complaint. The parties currently are litigating the case in district court.
RE: Lawsuit against numerous federal agencies, challenging mass layoffs of federal probationary employes. (Trial docket) (Appellate docket)
On 10/31/25, the district court dismissed the case.
RE: Challenges access to sensitive personal/financial information granted by the Treasury Department to DOGE-affiliated individuals. (Trial docket) (Appellate docket)
On 07/31/25, federal defendants filed a notice of interlocutory appeal to the Second Circuit. The parties have briefed the appeal; the Second Circuit will hold oral argument on 10/19/26.
RE: Challenges NIH guidance imposing an across-the-board 15 percent reimbursement rate for “indirect costs” of medical research. (Trial docket) (Appellate docket)
The First Circuit issued its mandate.
RE: Challenges anti-gender-affirming care executive order's restrictions on grant funding for medical institutions providing GAC and its call for enforcement against providers. (Trial docket) (Appellate docket)
The appeal was argued and submitted on 3/5/26, pending a decision by the Ninth Circuit.
RE: Challenges the Office of Management and Budget’s funding freeze memo, alleging that policy violates the Administrative Procedure Act and the First Amendment. (Trial docket) (Appellate docket)
On 8/20/26, the district court entered a briefing schedule for the proposed order of final judgment, with briefing set to be complete by 11/13/26.
RE: Challenges the President's executive order revoking birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants. (Trial docket) (Appellate docket) (Supreme Court docket)
On 9/26/25, the government filed a petition for writ of certiorari, asking the Supreme Court to take the case. While that petition was pending, the Supreme Court issued an opinion on 6/30/26 in a separate case (Trump v. Barbara), upholding the right of birthright citizenship. That same day, the Supreme Court denied the federal defendants’ petition for writ of certiorari in the states’ case.