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AG Ferguson argues court should force Trump Administration to stop mistreating immigrant children

Coalition of attorneys general file brief supporting restraining order against the Trump Administration

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today joined 19 other attorneys general in support of a lawsuit seeking to force the Trump Administration to provide safe, sanitary conditions for immigrant children it has detained.

AG Ferguson: Victory in the Census case against the Trump Administration

In 5-4 decision, Supreme Court finds “a significant mismatch between the decision the Secretary made and the rationale he provided” on citizenship question.

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson released the following statement today after the U.S. Supreme Court kept the injunction against the census citizenship question in place and remanded the case back to the U.S. District Courts:

AG Ferguson asks full Ninth Circuit to hear Title X arguments

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today filed a motion asking the full Ninth Circuit to reconsider the decision of a three-judge panel allowing the Trump Administration’s harmful Title X gag rule to go into effect while the legal case progresses.

“Allowing this unlawful rule to go into effect will jeopardize access to health care for tens of thousands of Washington women who rely on the Title X program,” Ferguson said. “I’m asking the Ninth Circuit to come together and block President Trump’s gag rule while our challenge continues.”

Attorney General charges hotel owner over asbestos removal, allegedly lying under oath

Owner faces felony perjury charge in addition to Clean Air Act violations

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed criminal charges in King County Superior Court against the owner of the Seattle Pacific Hotel, alleging multiple violations of the state Clean Air Act for illegal asbestos removal, and perjury for making false statements to investigators under oath.

AG Ferguson and Gov. Inslee statements on Title X ruling

Gov. Jay Inslee and Attorney General Bob Ferguson released statements today on a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that allows the Trump administration to go forward with implementing changes to the Title X family planning program.

Today’s decision by a panel of Ninth Circuit judges is not a decision on whether or not President Trump’s gag rule is lawful, or a final decision on the federal government’s appeal of the preliminary injunction.