Attorney General Nick Brown

We’re glad the Trump administration has decided to reverse its position and release the education money they had frozen for the upcoming school year. We won’t know all the details of what the administration will actually do until we see the awards documents next week, but we’ll…

AG Brown is back in court to force the Trump administration to follow the law and the Constitution. This time, our office is suing to restore more than $4 million in congressionally approved funds to help Washington state provide shelter and support to migrants who were in…

Contractors that serve Washington government agencies need to protect the data of people in the state who apply for or receive public benefits. Our office is suing Fidelity Information Services (FIS), a contractor for Washington’s Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS),…

“Acknowledging the ways the federal government is failing in it’s duty to working families, Brown committed to taking on even more cases to defend workers, going after wage theft, enforcing worker protections, and protecting immigrant workers in Washington.” More here:…

The Ninth Circuit affirms our nationwide injunction in birthright citizenship. The court agrees that the president cannot redefine what it means to be American with the stroke of a pen. He cannot strip away the rights, liberties, and protections of children born in our country.…

Starting July 27, Washington will have more lead time to analyze corporate mergers for possible impacts on competition and to protect consumers. That’s because Washington will be the first state in the nation to require companies to file a premerger notification to the Attorney…

Thanks @WAAFLCIO for having me today. Great to be in the same room with so many powerful leaders.

The Attorney General's office released a Civil Legal Needs Survey report today, summarizing the met and unmet civil legal needs of Washington's veterans, service members, and their families. For more information on how our office supports this community and to request free civil…

Welcome to the summer 2025 AGO Law Clerks. I enjoyed chatting with you and know that no matter where your careers take you, you’ll always work to follow and defend the damn law.

Congress passed the Affordable Care Act in 2010 to increase the number of Americans with health insurance and decrease the cost of health care. And it’s worked – the uninsured rate in Washington dropped by about 10 percentage points from 2011 to 2023. But now, the Trump…

AG Nick Brown joins KING 5 to discuss why Washington is suing the Trump administration over cuts to disaster preparedness funding. “When Congress authorizes money to protect communities, the president can’t just cancel it because he has a different agenda.” Watch the full…

Good to see bipartisan support on this issue. As these Republican senators note, ‘These funds go to support programs that enjoy longstanding, bipartisan support like after-school and summer programs that provide learning and enrichment opportunities for school aged children which…

For the past 30 years, a FEMA program has provided communities across the nation with resources to proactively fortify against natural disasters. In Washington state, there are 27 projects underway, predominately in rural and small communities, to help them fortify against…

On Wed., July 16 at 6pm, Ziply Fiber customers can participate in a @wautc virtual public comment hearing about Ziply Fiber’s transfer case. To learn more about this case at this link: atg.wa.gov/public-counsel…

The Trump administration apparently wants students to fail – but we’re fighting for every support the federal government owes them. Read more: atg.wa.gov/news/news-rele…

One of the privileges of being attorney general is getting to work with dedicated servants like those on the MMIWP Task Force. Here the YHR gives them some well-deserved kudos in their work to support Tribal communities and families affected by tragedy. Read more:…

The federal government backed down from plans to distribute dangerous machinegun conversion devices known as forced reset triggers, following a lawsuit from our office and 15 other states. These devices – already illegal in WA – can fire up to 20 rounds per second and have been…

Firearms tracing helps law enforcement solve shootings and investigate weapons trafficking. A new state law requires firearms dealers to submit annual reports to the Attorney General’s Office of all trace requests they receive from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms and…

State and local governments are getting more tools to fight the opioid epidemic through the latest pharma settlements announced today. In total, Washington and its communities have received $1.3 billion through these settlements since 2022. Get the details:…