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AG Brown statement on federal court temporarily blocking unconstitutional order on birthright citizenship nationwide

SEATTLE — A federal judge today granted Washington State’s motion for a nationwide temporary restraining order against President Donald Trump’s unconstitutional attempt to deny birthright citizenship to the children of immigrants who will be born in the United States. The judge’s order blocks federal agencies from implementing the president’s executive order on birthright citizenship while the court initially considers the case.

El procurador general Brown impugna orden inconstitucional sobre el derecho a la ciudadanía por nacimiento

La Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos afirmó la ciudadanía por nacimiento hace más de un siglo

OLYMPIA — El procurador general Nick Brown anunció hoy que Washington está liderando una demanda federal multiestatal que desafía la orden inconstitucional del presidente Donald Trump que intenta despojar unilateralmente de la ciudadanía a estadounidenses a lo largo de Estados Unidos, incluidos miles de bebés que nacen en Washington cada año.

Attorney General statement on Trump’s first-day executive orders

SEATTLE — Attorney General Nick Brown released the following statement today in response to executive actions by the White House that could harm Washingtonians:

“President Trump today signed a host of gravely concerning executive orders that pose significant harm to thousands of Washingtonians. My staff and I are thoroughly assessing these directives on their legal and constitutional merits.

“We have seen only a small number of what is expected to be an onslaught of executive orders, but there is plenty to be concerned about.

Ninth Circuit affirms for-profit operator of Northwest ICE Processing Center violated labor law

The GEO Group unjustly enriched itself through use of illegal $1-per-day detainee work program

OLYMPIA — Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit sided with Attorney General Nick Brown, affirming decisions by a lower court and a jury that found the for-profit operator of the Northwest ICE Processing Center exploited detainee workers and unjustly enriched itself through unlawful labor practices.

Lincare to pay Washington state $1.15 million in AG Ferguson’s Medicaid fraud investigation

Oxygen tank provider overbilled Medicaid more than 15,000 times

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that due to his Medicaid Fraud Control Division’s investigation, Lincare Inc. paid Washington state $1.15 million. This will reimburse the state’s Medicaid program for Lincare’s fraudulent overbilling of leased oxygen equipment.

AG Ferguson files lawsuit against T-Mobile for massive data breach

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a consumer protection lawsuit today against T-Mobile for failing to adequately secure sensitive personal information of more than 2 million Washingtonians. That failure resulted in a massive data breach that exposed the personal information of those consumers and made them vulnerable to fraud and identity theft. 

Former Douglas County physician’s assistant sentenced for sexually assaulting patients

Eldon Leinweber assaulted female patients, provided narcotic medications in exchange for sexual favors

WENATCHEE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that a Douglas County Superior Court judge sentenced a former physician’s assistant from Waterville to the maximum sentence of 364 days confinement, with one year of community custody. Eldon Leinweber will serve six months in jail, followed by six months of electronic home monitoring.

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