Suing Trump: AG Ellen Rosenblum on Oregon's Role on the National Stage

Date: June 1, 2018
Time: 12:00-1:15 PM
Location: Sentinel Hotel

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum probably wasn’t hoping to spend much of her second term dealing with Donald Trump—but she does seem to be embracing her role as a Trump spoiler. Under her leadership, the Oregon Department of Justice (in concert with other states) has filed ten major lawsuits against the Trump Administration. The portfolio of suits is wide ranging and includes topics such as DACA, net neutrality, the Trump proposal to add a “citizenship” question to the Census, the Clean Power Plan, the travel ban, the Affordable Care Act, and Scott Pruitt’s attempt to stop regulation of methane leaks from new oil and gas operations.  

On June 1, Attorney General Rosenblum will update us on where those lawsuits stand. She will also discuss the work the Justice Department does to protect Oregonians against scams, reduce student debt, and protect privacy rights.

About Ellen Rosenblum

A former federal prosecutor and state trial and appellate judge, Ellen Rosenblum was first elected to a four-year term as Oregon's 17th Attorney General in November, 2012 and was re-elected to a second term November 8, 2016. She is the first woman to serve as Oregon Attorney General. Her priorities include consumer protection and civil rights—advocating for and protecting Oregon's children, seniors, immigrants and crime victims, and those saddled with education-related debt. She is committed to assisting district attorneys and local law enforcement in prosecuting elder abuse and complex crimes and has made crimes against children as well as consumer internet privacy high priorities.

Attorney General Rosenblum has been active in local and national organizations of lawyers, judges and attorneys general. She has served on the Executive Committee of the National Association of Attorneys General and she is the immediate past Chair of the Conference of Western Attorneys General. She has served as Secretary of the American Bar Association and is the Chair of the ABA Section of State & Local Government Law. She co-founded the section’s Attorneys General and Department of Justice Issues Committee (AGDJ).