For more than two decades, Sunshine Week has raised awareness about the importance of transparency in government. This year, the Attorney General’s Office celebrates its success in processing a record number of public records requests and a commitment for further improvement in open government practices in Washington. 

Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 15 other attorneys general filed a lawsuit challenging unlawful actions by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including threats to withhold funding from state and local fair housing enforcement agencies for abiding by state laws.
 
These actions threaten to weaken fair housing enforcement across the country and undermine states’ ability to ensure equal access to housing. If unchallenged, discrimination in housing is almost certain to increase.
 

AG Brown sues OneMain Financial for alleged bait-and-switch lending scheme

El procurador general Brown demanda a OneMain Financial por una presunta estafa crediticia

Attorney General Nick Brown and 12 other attorneys general today announced a lawsuit against OneMain Financial, Inc. and its related entities, alleging that the installment lender charged consumers nationwide hundreds of millions of dollars in hidden fees and interest.

Legislature passes AGO-request Immigrant Worker Protection Act

La Ley de Protección de los Trabajadores Inmigrantes fue aprobada por la Legislatura. El procurador general Nick Brown solicitó que se presentara este proyecto de ley para aumentar la equidad y la transparencia en el trabajo para los trabajadores inmigrantes. Ahora, se enviará al Gobernador para su promulgación. 

Lo que hará la ley si se promulga

La Legislatura aprueba la Ley de Protección de los Trabajadores Inmigrantes solicitada por la AGO

The Legislature has passed the Immigrant Worker Protection Act. Attorney General Nick Brown requested the bill to increase fairness and transparency in the workplace for immigrant workers. It now goes to the Governor to be signed into law. 

What the law will do if signed

A bill requested by Attorney General Nick Brown to prevent scam artists from profiting off dead strangers’ estates passed the Legislature today with bipartisan support and now heads to the Governor’s desk for his signature.

The U.S. Department of Education’s demand for data on admissions and outcomes of college and university students, broken out by race and sex, violates the law and puts student privacy at risk, according to a new lawsuit filed by Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 16 other attorneys general.