The Washington Attorney General’s Office will open its trial against Albertsons on Monday, July 13th, in King County Superior Court, before Judge Janet Helson. In this trial, currently scheduled to last through the beginning of September, the AG’s office alleges that Albertsons’ pharmacies failed in their responsibility to help prevent the misuse of opioids, which fueled the opioid crisis that continues to kill thousands of Washingtonians every year.

Washington has won two preliminary injunction orders against The GEO Group in which a federal judge said the company is likely to lose its fight to try to prevent Washington State Department of Health (DOH) inspectors from entering its Tacoma facility that it operates as the Northwest Immigration and Customs Enforcement Processing Center. 

Attorney General Nick Brown today announced two separate settlements with Block, the company behind the peer-to-peer payments app Cash App. 
 

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is attempting yet again to unlawfully cap funding for permanent housing projects, in a move that would result in nearly 3,000 Washingtonians losing their homes, Attorney General Nick Brown argued in a lawsuit on behalf of a multistate coalition filed in federal court today.

Attorney General Nick Brown co-led a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing a formal comment letter today opposing the Postal Service’s attempt to aid the President’s efforts to seize control of elections and restrict mail-in voting through a proposed rule, and asking the Postal Service to withdraw the proposed rule. 

Following the fatal disaster at Nippon Dynawave Packaging in Longview in May, the Attorney General’s Office confirmed today it has been granted concurrent jurisdiction by the Cowlitz County prosecutor to investigate any potential criminal activity that contributed to the tragedy and initiate any prosecution arising out of the investigation.

The Washington State Artificial Intelligence Task Force today released its final report, capping two years of work to study how artificial intelligence is used across the state and to recommend policies that balance innovation with protections for civil rights, consumers, and workers.

A federal judge has permanently blocked the U.S. Department of Education from denying loan forgiveness to teachers, nurses, and other public servants whose employers are not aligned with the administration’s ideology following a lawsuit by Washington alongside other states.

Washington and a multistate coalition have won their case challenging the federal administration’s illegal conditions on billions of dollars in funding that community organizations across the country rely on to provide services for families facing housing insecurity or experiencing homelessness. 

Attorney General Nick Brown released the following statement today after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship:

“Today’s ruling reaffirms one of the most important principles in our democracy—there is no hierarchy to American citizenship. The Constitution is clear on who enjoys that right, and the privileges, freedoms, and opportunities that come with it. It is affirmation that the truth is more powerful than President Trump’s lies, hate, and authoritarianism.