The Attorney General’s office argued in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today against two executive orders that threaten to end federal funding to medical institutions providing gender-affirming care. 
 

Women across Washington who alleged discrimination and retaliation related to their pregnancies while working for O’Reilly Auto Parts stores, and the distribution center in Puyallup, will receive compensation under a $5.6 million consent decree between the employer and the State of Washington.

Parents allegedly told gun shop their teen child was at risk of self-harm; they sold her a gun anyway

Attorney General Nick Brown today asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to reject an illegal attempt by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to command the reopening of TransAlta’s decommissioned coal power plant in Centralia. 

Additionally, Brown sued DOE in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington alleging the federal agency violated the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by unlawfully withholding records related to that order to reopen the coal power plant.

La Oficina del Procurador General (AGO) ha abierto el proceso de reclamos para los trabajadores agrícolas de Washington que trabajaron en Cornerstone Ranches, Cornerstone Orchards o Cornerstone Farm Management y que podrían tener derecho a recibir una compensación a través de un acuerdo de $1 millón. 

Se ha abierto el proceso de reclamos para trabajadores agrícolas bajo el acuerdo con Cornerstone

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has opened the claims process for Washington farmworkers who worked for Cornerstone Ranches, Cornerstone Orchards, or Cornerstone Farm Management and who may be entitled to receive compensation through a $1 million settlement. 

Attorney General Nick Brown has named Managing Assistant Attorney General Patricio Marquez to serve as the Division Chief of the Wing Luke Civil Rights Division in the Attorney General’s Office (AGO).

Marquez joined the AGO in 2014 and was the third lawyer hired into the then-Civil Rights Unit in 2016. He has been a manager in the division for the last seven years and has demonstrated his ability to serve as a strong leader and steward of the Civil Rights Division, as well as a member of the AGO’s leadership team.

Attorney General Nick Brown is co-leading a multistate amicus brief filed today defending birthright citizenship at the U.S. Supreme Court, standing up to President Trump’s illegal effort to rewrite the Constitution and overturn federal law.

(Updated Feb. 24, 2026, to add the new deadlines set by the district court.)

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals sided with Washington and 15 other states today in their fifth court victory against the U.S. Department of Education’s unlawful discontinuation of previously approved mental health grants for K-12 schools.

Federal agencies unlawfully terminated funding for congressionally mandated energy programs, including more than $27 million for the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub, which aim to significantly reduce emissions driving climate change, Attorney General Nick Brown and 12 other attorneys general argued in a lawsuit filed today.