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

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.

Washington state joins coalition of AGs supporting challenges to unconstitutional executive orders singling out law firms

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.

Washington one of 21 states suing Trump to protect libraries, museums and other small agency programs

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.

AG Brown co-leads multistate lawsuit against Trump administration for illegal funding cuts and delays to medical and public health research

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Nick Brown co-led today a multistate lawsuit filed against the Trump Administration for its unlawful attempt to disrupt grant funding issued by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It is the second lawsuit filed by state attorneys general against NIH for cancelled funding.

Washington AG says RealPage and landlords conspired to harm tenants, violate Consumer Protection Act

SEATTLE — The Washington state Attorney General’s Office filed suit in King County Superior Court today against software company RealPage and nine local landlords, alleging that RealPage and its software are central to a conspiracy and unfair competition by certain landlords that resulted in rapidly rising rent prices for their tenants.