Washington’s vote-by-mail survives: SCOTUS leaves nationwide injunction on new USPS rule in place
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Supreme Court denied the Trump administration’s emergency application to stay a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the USPS “Ballot Mail for Federal Elections” rule for the 2026 midterms. The order leaves the injunction in place, so the new USPS rule cannot be enforced for the November 3 elections. “Today’s ruling is a huge win […]
AG Brown, Coalition Win Temporary Halt on New USPS Rule Impacting Mail-in Voting
BOSTON — In the latest development in the legal showdown involving President Donald J Trump’s Executive Order 14399 on “Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections” that reforms vote-by-mail nationwide, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani Thursday evening granted a 14-day temporary restraining order blocking the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from enforcing core parts of its newly […]
Vote-by-Mail Reforms Now in Full Effect After Federal Judge Removes Last Nationwide Injunction
BOSTON—In a legal whirlwind that would make the roadrunner blush and a day after issuing a scathing opinion against USPS for implementing its new final rule, “Ballot Mail for Federal Elections,” impacting federal elections, Judge Indira Talwani, U.S. District Judge for the District of Massachusetts, vacated her August 11 nationwide preliminary injunction in League of […]
AG Brown sues DHS and FEMA for imposing election and immigration conditions on new 2026 grant funding
OLYMPIA — Washington Attorney General Nick Brown on Thursday joined a coalition of more than two dozen states and governors in filing a new federal lawsuit challenging three set of conditions that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have placed on billions of dollars in emergency preparedness grant […]
AG Brown wins federal lawsuit to restore Housing First approach for Continuum of Care funding
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — U.S. District Judge Mary S. McElroy of the District of Rhode Island ruled Monday, June 30, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) violated federal law when it issued notices overhauling funding prioritization for the Continuum of Care (CoC) program—a key federal initiative that provides billions in funding for […]
Multistate coalition protects about $1.4 billion in K-12 funding for Washington
OLYMPIA—Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 18 other attorneys general have secured an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education that protects about $1.4 billion funding equal access to education for students from low-income families, English learners, children with disabilities, and other students in Washington state. On April 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education […]
Brown co-leads lawsuit against HHS over gender-affirming restrictions for minors
SEATTLE—Attorney General Nick Brown is co-leading a federal lawsuit with Oregon and New York of 20 states and the District of Columbia challenging a declaration by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. that deems certain gender-affirming care for minors unsafe and ineffective, threatening to bar providers from participating […]
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 […]
