OLYMPIA — Attorney General Nick Brown has joined 20 other attorneys general in an amicus brief in support of law firm Susman Godfrey, which is challenging an unconstitutional presidential order issued as retribution against the firm for representing clients in the aftermath of the 2020 election and defending the integrity of that election.

The order, similar to others targeting specific law firms for who they’ve represented, violates the firm’s rights to free speech, due process, and other constitutional protections.

OLYMPIA — In recognition of April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the Attorney General’s Office today announced the launch of a new reporting tool for survivors of sexual assault.

KENNEWICK — Following an Attorney General’s Office investigation into discriminatory employment practices and misrepresentations to local farmworkers about agricultural job opportunities, King Fuji Ranch, a Richland-based agricultural company, will reform its hiring practices and pay $180,000 to the Attorney General’s Office.

ATTORNEY, PROSECUTING—LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS—Whether The Name Of A Law Enforcement Officer May Be Removed From A Potential Impeachment Disclosure List

There is no authority for removing names of law enforcement officers from a Brady list based simply on the passage of time. Whether other circumstances might justify removal from a Brady list is a fact-specific inquiry not susceptible to an across-the-board answer. But case law makes clear that prosecutors should err on the side of disclosure in any case in which they are unsure.

OLYMPIA — Consumers and small businesses got a major court victory after the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia found that Google maintained illegal monopolies in the digital advertising technology industry, stifling competition and harming website publishers, advertisers, and consumers.

COUNTY COMMISSIONER—COMPENSATION—HEALTH INSURANCE—CONSTITUTIONALITY—County Commissioners’ Ability To Enact Midterm Increases To Their Own Health Benefits, Convert Their Health Benefits To Cash Payments, Or Increase Cash Payments They Receive In Lieu Of Health Benefits

SEATTLE – The Washington state Attorney General’s Office today filed a civil rights lawsuit against Seattle Public Schools, alleging repeated failures to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant and nursing employees as required by state law.

OLYMPIA – Attorney General Nick Brown has joined 21 attorneys general in two amicus briefs on behalf of law firms that are fighting back against unconstitutional executive orders issued in retaliation for work the Trump administration opposes politically.

SEATTLE — Attorney General Nick Brown today joined 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop the dismantling of three federal agencies that provide services and funding supporting public libraries and museums, workers, and minority-owned businesses nationwide.

SEATTLE — The States of Washington and Oregon today filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s illegal executive order attacking elections and voting rights.

Neither the Constitution nor any federal law gives the president the authority to set rules for how states conduct elections.