SEATTLE – Attorney General Nick Brown today joined 19 states and the District of Columbia in suing the Trump administration for attempting to block access to more than $1 billion that Congress intended to go to victims and survivors of crimes under the Victims of Crime Act.

The administration threatens to withhold the funds unless states agree to unlawfully imposed immigration enforcement requirements on congressionally authorized grants for victims—jeopardizing more than $34 million slated for Washington programs in fiscal year 2025.

SEATTLE – Attorney General Nick Brown has joined 18 states and the District of Columbia in suing to block the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) from slashing support for state energy grid resilience and energy efficiency, as well as energy affordability.