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Attorney General

Nick Brown

Wing Luke Civil Rights Division

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The Attorney General’s Wing Luke Civil Rights Division works to protect the civil rights of everyone in Washington.  The Attorney General enforces state and federal laws, including laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, status as a family with children, honorably discharged veteran or military status, status as a breastfeeding mother, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal.

The Wing Luke Civil Rights Division investigates discrimination in a range of areas, including in employment, housing, education, credit and insurance transactions, and at government offices and businesses that are open to the public.  The Civil Rights Division works closely with the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division and the Washington State Human Rights Commission.

Civil Rights News Releases

Washington victorious over HUD’s attack on fair housing protections

Washington and other states have secured relief from unlawful conditions the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) attempted to place on funds state and local agencies use to enforce fair housing laws.  

AG Brown, coalition secure new court order blocking illegal USPS attack on mail-in voting

Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 25 states have secured a preliminary injunction (PI) blocking illegal efforts by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) that would have disrupted vote-by-mail systems ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections. 

AG Nick Brown statement on SCOTUS allowing Trump’s illegal mail-in voting order to be implemented as lawsuit proceeds

Attorney General Nick Brown released the following statement in response to today’s U.S. Supreme Court action allowing the president’s unconstitutional executive order attacking mail-in voting to proceed for now. 

Washington se suma a una demanda federal para proteger la información personal de sus residentes

El gobierno federal intenta usar ilegalmente la información privada y confidencial de decenas de miles de habitantes de Washington que reciben beneficios del programa Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF, Asistencia Temporal para Familias Necesitadas). Washington y una coalición multiestatal presentaron una nueva demanda para proteger a los residentes de este uso indebido e ilegal de información personal confidencial.

Washington joins federal lawsuit to protect residents’ personal information

The federal government is seeking to illegally use the sensitive private information of tens of thousands of Washingtonians receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits. Washington and a multistate coalition have filed a new lawsuit to protect residents from this unlawful abuse of sensitive personal information.

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