OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today issued the following statement regarding his latest lawsuit against the Trump Administration for its efforts to undermine the Affordable Care Act. The lawsuit, filed by Ferguson and 11 other attorneys general, challenges a Department of Labor rule that allows small businesses and self-employed individuals to join association health plans, which could significantly draw healthy people out of state health care exchanges.

Census has not asked a citizenship question since 1950

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following statement today, after U.S. District Court Judge Jesse M. Furman rejected the Trump Administration’s attempt to dismiss Ferguson’s multistate lawsuit over the federal government’s decision to include a question about citizenship status in the 2020 U.S. Census.

Advertisers of housing, credit, employment, insurance and public accommodations can no longer discriminate by excluding protected groups

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that Facebook signed a legally binding agreement with his office to make significant changes to its advertising platform by removing the ability of third-party advertisers to exclude ethnic and religious minorities, immigrants, LGBTQ individuals and other protected groups from seeing their ads.

La jueza citó la “naturaleza caótica y desorganizada” de la separación de las familias

Judge cites “chaotic and disorganized nature” of family separations

Nationwide sweep combating veterans fundraising fraud

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced a crackdown on three deceptive charities that claimed to benefit veterans. These organizations told potential donors that their donations would benefit veterans when, in fact, little to none of the money raised did.

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To avoid a lawsuit, seven corporations will remove “no-poach provisions” from their franchise agreements

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson offered the following statement in response to the resignation of Environmental Protection Administration chief Scott Pruitt:

“Scott Pruitt’s resignation is long overdue. When looking for the next person to lead the EPA, I encourage the President to select someone who follows the rule of law.