State of emergency declared in Spokane County, essential goods and services include shelter, water, groceries and medical supplies

SEATTLE — On Saturday, August 19, Gov. Jay Inslee and Spokane County declared a state of emergency as a result of two large wildfires burning.

AG Ferguson files lawsuit against O’Reilly Auto Parts for discrimination and retaliation against pregnant employees

AG accuses national company of routinely and unlawfully denying pregnancy accommodations

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a civil rights lawsuit today accusing the corporate retailer O’Reilly Auto Parts of systemic discrimination and retaliation against the company’s pregnant employees.

AG’s lawfully owed DNA project continues to collect DNA from serious offenders who slipped through the system

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that his lawfully owed DNA project has reached a significant milestone, with more than 2,000 new profiles added to the national DNA database since the effort began.

Washington joins 19 other states urging court to block Idaho law

OLYMPIA — Today, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is leading a coalition of 20 attorneys general to file legal arguments in a lawsuit challenging Idaho’s restrictive law making it a crime for adults to help minors travel out-of-state for abortion care.

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson offers the following statement in response to the United States Supreme Court’s decision in 303 Creative v. Elenis:

Attorney General’s Office charged six individuals nabbed in “Net Nanny” operation in Yakima targeting individuals seeking to rape children

YAKIMA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced a Yakima County Superior Court judge sentenced a Yakima man to 40 months in prison following his guilty plea for charges related to felony conspiracy to commit child molestation in the first degree.

Ruling comes after federal judge denied another attempt to block the law earlier this month

OLYMPIA — A Thurston County Superior Court judge today agreed with Attorney General Bob Ferguson and rejected an attempt to block Washington’s new law banning the sale of assault weapons. This is the second court in less than three weeks to rule that the ban should remain in place while legal challenges continue.

Adore Me used pre-checked boxes to automatically enroll approximately 5,700 Washingtonians in monthly “VIP Membership”

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today a national online apparel company will return as much as $695,000 to approximately 5,700 Washingtonians it deceptively enrolled into a monthly subscription service.

Washington cities and counties will receive half of the opioid recoveries, which have reached $1.1 billion and counting

Court rejects request to temporarily block new law while legal challenges continue

SEATTLE — A federal judge today agreed with Attorney General Bob Ferguson and rejected an attempt to block Washington’s new law banning the sale of assault weapons.