Other LanguagesThe Trump administration illegally attempted to coerce states into sweeping immigration enforcement by threatening to withhold billions in federal emergency services funding, a federal judge has ruled in an important victory for Washington and a multistate coalition.
On the heels of a $1.4 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), property management company Greystar reached an agreement with the Washington Attorney General’s Office (AGO) to resolve allegations the company violated state and federal laws protecting military service members from illegal housing fees.
Washington, along with a coalition of other states and local governments, is opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to undo its landmark 2009 finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger public health and welfare by driving climate change.
SEATTLE – The U.S. Forest Service should abandon efforts that would open up approximately 45 million acres of national forests to development that would destroy recreation areas and harm local and state economies, according to a multistate comment letter submitted on Friday co-led by Washington Attorney General Nick Brown and California Attorney General Rob Bonta.
SEATTLE – The owner of four “bikini barista” coffee stands in King and Snohomish counties is alleged to have violated multiple state laws by subjecting his employees to egregious sexual harassment, retaliation, and wage theft, according to a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Nick Brown’s office.
SEATTLE – Washington Attorney General Nick Brown today filed an amicus brief in support of D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb’s lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s unlawful deployment of National Guard troops to the District of Columbia.
In a sharply worded decision issued late Friday, a federal district judge ruled that the Trump administration broke the law by firing federal workers employed in vital roles protecting public safety and supporting the U.S. economy.
SEATTLE – A multistate coalition co-led by the Washington State Attorney General’s Office has secured a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration’s attempt to prevent millions of vulnerable Americans from accessing essential health, education, and social service programs.
SEATTLE – At an average of more than one lawsuit a week, Washington state has sued the Trump administration 37 times since January.
SEATTLE – El Procurador General Nick Brown emitió un comunicado sobre el fallo de la Corte Suprema de EE. UU. sobre los controles migratorios en Los Ángeles.