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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 3m

The president must follow the Constitution. If he wants to push the boundaries, we’ll hold the line in court.

This is America. The U.S. military has no place in our streets.

Portland is peaceful. There is no reason to deploy National Guard here.

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 1h

LAWSUIT UPDATE RE: NATIONAL GUARD IN PORTLAND: The Ninth Circuit just granted an administrative stay preserving the status quo: the Oregon National Guard remains federalized but the president cannot deploy them.

We'll share more updates as we have them.

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 6h

We look forward to continuing to fight for working families and consumers alongside our fellow AGs!

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 6h

...Erin Witte (Consumer Federation of America), and Shelmun Dashan (UC Berkeley Center for Consumer Law and Economic Justice).

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 6h

...Samuel Levine (UC Berkeley Center for Consumer Law and Economic Justice; former Director of the FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection), Seth Frotman (UC Berkeley Center for Consumer Law and Economic Justice; former CFPB General Counsel and Senior Advisor to the Director)...

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 6h

We were also joined by prominent labor and workforce leaders, including Graham Trainor (Oregon AFL-CIO), Terri Gerstein (NYU Wagner Labor Initiative), Josh Diamond (Leadership Center for Attorney General Studies)...

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 6h

Joining us were AG Nick Brown (Washington), AG Keith Ellison (Minnesota), AG Kwame Raoul (Illinois), AG Brian Schwalb (Washington DC), and AG Matthew Platkin (New Jersey).

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 6h

Here at the Oregon DOJ, we’re committed to fighting for working families every day. This roundtable was the first step in expanding our knowledge of best practices and increasing collaboration with others.

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 6h

In states across the country, AGs are stepping in where federal enforcement has been rolled back — including the weakening of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission — and focusing resources on the issues that matter most to working families.

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 6h

We recently convened a roundtable to discuss how state AGs are working together to combat the challenges facing consumers & workers.

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 23h

Got to talk tariffs recently with Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear - including how they're impacting working families and why our case going to the Supreme Court matters. (Watch 'til the end for a fun surprise...)

www.youtube.com/watch?si=Hv9...

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 1d

LAWSUIT UPDATE RE: NATIONAL GUARD IN PORTLAND: The next hearing in our National Guard lawsuit will be Thursday morning in the Ninth Circuit.

At this point, both of our Temporary Restraining Orders (TROs) continue to be in effect.

Read more about what happened and what's next.

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 1d

It doesn’t matter whether you’re a Republican or a Democrat — you should be worried when you hear the president say a judge should “work for him”. No judge should ever serve any politician. That’s not how the balance of powers works.

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 1d

We got a second temporary restraining order last night, pausing the president’s attempts to deploy National Guard to Oregon. The president keeps trying to find workarounds.

We look forward to having a hearing on the merits of the case.

Watch the full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuat...

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 2d

A reminder: this information is current as of Monday morning, October 6.

We’ll continue to share updates as the situation evolves.

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 2d

TIMELINE: NAT'L GUARD IN OREGON (5/5)

WHAT’S NEXT: Oregon DOJ will continue to hold the line and uphold the Constitution and rule of law.

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 2d

TIMELINE: NAT'L GUARD IN OREGON (4/5)

SUNDAY 10/5 (continued): Federal judge stops him again.

Late Sunday, the judge issued a sweeping ruling prohibiting the deployment of any Nat’l Guard forces—from any state or DC—to Oregon.

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 2d

TIMELINE: NAT'L GUARD IN OREGON (3/5)

SUNDAY 10/5: President tries to bypass the court by sending CA & TX Nat’l Guard to Oregon.

After reports of CA Nat’l Guard troops being sent to Oregon, we updated our lawsuit and filed another motion to stop this latest illegal action.

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 2d

TIMELINE: NAT'L GUARD IN OREGON (2/5)

SATURDAY 10/4: Federal judge blocks president’s order to send Oregon Nat’l Guard to Portland.

After a hearing on Fri, a judge in the U.S. District Court rules that the president’s attempt to federalize and deploy Oregon Nat’l Guard is unconstitutional.

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 2d

TIMELINE: NAT'L GUARD IN OREGON (1/5)

SUNDAY 9/28: President takes control of Oregon Nat’l Guard; Oregon DOJ immediately sues.

We followed the lawsuit with a motion for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO), filed early Monday, asking the court to immediately stop the federalization and deployment.

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 2d

Read this thread to see the full timeline summary included on the graphic ->

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 2d

The Oregon Department of Justice staff and attorneys are working around the clock to keep Oregonians safe.

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 2d

Wondering what’s going on with National Guard in Oregon? Here’s a quick timeline of the legal developments over the past week.

NOTE: This information is current as of Monday morning, October 6. We’ll continue to share updates as the situation evolves.

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 2d

Late tonight, a federal judge issued a sweeping new order prohibiting the president from deploying any National Guard forces—from any state or DC—to Oregon.

The president cannot keep playing whack-a-mole with different states’ Guard units to get around court orders and the rule of law.

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 2d

What was unlawful yesterday is unlawful today.

Listen for the latest update on today’s developments regarding the president’s unlawful attempts to deploy National Guard troops to Portland.

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