Washington State Office of Attorney General Press Releases

• Published on April 4, 2025 - 16:07 GMT

  AG Brown co-leads multistate lawsuit against Trump administration for illegal funding cuts and delays to medical and public health ...

  OLYMPIA — Attorney General Nick Brown co-led today a multistate lawsuit filed against the Trump Administration for its unlawful attempt to disrupt grant funding issued by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It is the second lawsuit filed by state …

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• Published on April 4, 2025 - 00:42 GMT

  Attorneys general secure order restoring $11 billion in critical public health funding

  SEATTLE — The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island today granted a temporary restraining order that immediately restores $11 billion in critical public health funding to state and local public health agencies across the country, including …

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• Published on April 3, 2025 - 18:32 GMT

  Washington AG says RealPage and landlords conspired to harm tenants, violate Consumer Protection Act

  SEATTLE — The Washington state Attorney General’s Office filed suit in King County Superior Court today against software company RealPage and nine local landlords, alleging that RealPage and its software are central to a conspiracy and unfair competition …

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• Published on April 1, 2025 - 15:51 GMT

  WA co-leads multistate suit against HHS, Sec. Kennedy to overturn cuts to public health grants

  OLYMPIA — Attorney General Nick Brown today joined a coalition of 24 states in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., for abruptly and illegally terminating $11 billion in …

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• Published on March 29, 2025 - 00:21 GMT

  AG Brown opposes White House elimination of regulations implementing nation’s bedrock environmental law

  OLYMPIA — Attorney General Nick Brown led a coalition of 19 attorneys general opposing the Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ)’s interim final rule that repeals its regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NEPA, written by …

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• Published on March 28, 2025 - 17:10 GMT

  CONSUMER ALERT: Washingtonians data privacy rights following the 23andMe bankruptcy

  OLYMPIA — Following 23andMe’s recent bankruptcy filing, the Attorney General’s Office reminds Washingtonians of their right to genetic data privacy and ability to request data deletion. 23andMe is a direct-to-consumer genetic testing company that collects …

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• Published on March 26, 2025 - 18:43 GMT

  AG Brown urges legal professionals to stand strong in the face of bullying and political retribution

  OLYMPIA — Attorney General Nick Brown, as part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general, issued an open letter to the legal community warning of illegal attempts by the Trump administration to deter lawyers from challenging the administration’s actions or …

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• Published on March 25, 2025 - 22:36 GMT

  AG Nick Brown testifies in support of ‘permit to purchase’ legislation

  OLYMPIA — Attorney General Nick Brown today told legislators they can save lives by passing permit to purchase legislation for gun buyers (HB 1163). “This policy gives us the tools we need to ensure gun buyers aren’t doing so illegally under existing state …

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• Published on March 25, 2025 - 00:05 GMT

  AG Brown joins 20 other AGs to petition a federal judge to prevent shutdown of the Department of Education

  OLYMPIA — Attorney General Nick Brown today joined a coalition of 21 state attorneys general in filing a motion for a preliminary injunction as part of their lawsuit to stop President Donald Trump’s unlawful attempt to dismantle the Department of Education …

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• Published on March 17, 2025 - 23:22 GMT

  AGs warn against potential new passport application rules targeting trans individuals

  OLYMPIA — Washington Attorney General Nick Brown today joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter to the U.S. Department of State opposing proposed changes to the passport application process that would prevent transgender …

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• Published on March 14, 2025 - 00:14 GMT

  Federal court orders reinstatement of fired probationary federal employees

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• Published on March 13, 2025 - 16:39 GMT

  Washington joins 20 states to protect students against Trump’s dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education

  OLYMPIA — Washington state joined a lawsuit with 20 other states to stop the Trump administration from dismantling the U.S. Department of Education. Washington Attorney General Nick Brown said that Trump’s move is illegal and would destroy a critical …

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• Published on March 12, 2025 - 17:23 GMT

  Washington state Attorney General’s Office joins coalition of states filing an Amicus Brief in support of Perkins Coie

  SEATTLE — Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown today led a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of Perkins Coie, the Seattle law firm targeted by President Donald Trump for representing clients and taking positions …

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• Published on March 11, 2025 - 00:00 GMT

  Washington state sues Adams County to stop illegal federal immigration enforcement

  SPOKANE — Washington Attorney General Nick Brown said in a lawsuit filed today that the Adams County Sheriff’s Office is illegally collaborating with federal immigration officials and aiding the Trump administration’s efforts to enlist local officials for …

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• Published on March 6, 2025 - 22:31 GMT

  Judge freezes company bank accounts in lawsuit over “probates for profit” scheme at AG Brown’s request

  Millions of dollars unaccounted for, ringleader currently at-large SEATTLE — In a consumer protection lawsuit filed in King County Superior Court, the Attorney General’s office asserts that seven Washingtonians and their five companies manipulated the …

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• Published on March 6, 2025 - 21:16 GMT

  WA, RI attorneys general condemn Bondi’s threats to undermine American justice

  OLYMPIA — Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown and Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha released the following statement in response to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s character attacks on prosecutors and illegal threats to fire them for …

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• Published on March 6, 2025 - 18:48 GMT

  Multistate coalition secures court order blocking Trump administration from freezing federal funds

  PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A federal judge today blocked the Trump administration from abruptly freezing trillions of dollars in federal funds to the states, a move he said had resulted in “catastrophic consequences” across the country, hitting particularly hard …

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• Published on March 5, 2025 - 23:55 GMT

  Multistate coalition secures nationwide preliminary injunction against Trump’s defunding of medical and public health innovation ...

  SEATTLE – Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general have secured a nationwide preliminary injunction in Massachusetts v. NIH. The order prevents the Trump administration, the Department of Health and Human …

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• Published on March 5, 2025 - 20:03 GMT

  AG investigation ends alleged jewelry pyramid scheme in Washington state

  SEATTLE — Utah-based jewelry company Paparazzi will pay $1.9 million and reform its business practices in Washington state following an Attorney General’s Office investigation into the company’s alleged pyramid scheme. Attorney General Nick Brown will send …

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• Published on March 5, 2025 - 20:03 GMT

  AG’s office sues collections agency for failing to advise consumers about medical debt protections

  SEATTLE — The Washington State Attorney General’s Office today filed suit against Renton Collections, Inc., for failing to disclose to consumers that they are legally entitled to information about their medical debt. The company sent more than 400,000 such …

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