AG Brown proposes legislation to help fight against ICE raids by requiring notice and warrants for workplace I-9 audits
OLYMPIA—Washington Attorney General Nick Brown, joined by Senator Rebecca Saldaña (D-Seattle) and Representative Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-Mukilteo), announced on Friday, December 5, proposed legislation titled the Immigrant Worker Protection Act that aims to shield immigrant workers from fear and intimidation caused by federal immigration enforcement actions and to strengthen workplace protections in the state. “When workers […]
AG Brown co-leads multi-state suit against HUD’s homelessness funding overhaul
SEATTLE—The Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown is co-leading an 18-state lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) alleging that the agency’s new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, introduces unlawful policies and conditions that disrupt the Continuum of Care (CoC) grant program—a key federal initiative that […]
AG Brown, along with DOJ and 17 other states prevail in antitrust case against Google
The Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice prevailed today, April 17, in its second monopolization case against Google. In United States et al. v. Google, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia held that Google violated antitrust law by monopolizing open-web digital advertising markets. According to the Court, Google “harmed Google’s publishing customers, […]
AG Brown takes on Trump: WA’s five main federal lawsuits
Attorney General Nick Brown has had his hands full since January. Since his term as Washington state’s top prosecutor coincides with the second Donald J Trump administration, Brown has been tasked with a balancing act —handling local legal affairs while simultaneously battling the federal government on several fronts. A source of advice for Brown may be […]
AG Brown urges legal professionals to stand strong in the face of bullying and political retribution
OLYMPIA—Attorney General Nick Brown, as part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general, issued an open letter to the legal community alleging illegal attempts by the Trump administration to deter lawyers from challenging the administration’s actions or representing clients disfavored by the administration. The attorneys general call on the legal community to resist attempts at […]
AG Brown pledges to defend open and transparent government policies
BELLEVUE—Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown was the keynote speaker at the annual Sunshine Breakfast hosted by the Washington Coalition for Open Government on Friday morning, March 14, where he pledged his commitment to maintaining an open and transparent government. “My philosophy is that open government is a bedrock for all public service. It is […]
Seattle judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship ban giving new AG Brown a first win
SEATTLE—Judge John Coughenour, of the U.S. District Court for Western District of Washington and Ronald Reagan appointee, on Thursday, January 22, granted a temporary injunction request by Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown (D) against President Donald J Trump’s Executive Order on ending birthright citizenship, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional.” “The Court GRANTS the Plaintiff States’ emergency motion […]
Washington Vote-by-Mail remains as First Circuit rejects Trump EO stay
BOSTON — A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on July 25 denied emergency motions by the Trump administration and 12 intervening states seeking to stay a lower-court injunction that blocks key provisions of a presidential executive order on mail-in ballots and citizenship verification lists. The decision leaves in […]
Attorneys General Secure Months-Long Halt to Paramount-Warner Bros $110 Billion Merger
SEATTLE—Washington Attorney General Nick Brown, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, New York Attorney General Letitia James, and a coalition of 9 other attorneys general today secured a months-long halt to Paramount Skydance Corp.’s (Paramount) $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (Warner Bros.). On July 13, Attorney General Brown and the coalition sued Paramount and Warner […]
Hobbs becomes new President of National Association of Secretaries of State
Rapid City, South Dakota — Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs has been selected President of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS), the nation’s oldest, nonpartisan professional organization for public officials. Hobbs was sworn in July 17 at the conclusion of the NASS 2026 Summer Conference in Rapid City, South Dakota. “I am deeply honored to […]
