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Attorney General Nick Brown @atg.wa.gov · 1d

Thanks for having me, Kiro Newsradio. I always appreciate the chance to chat about the news, the law, and being Attorney General.

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Attorney General Nick Brown @atg.wa.gov · 1d

Colleges must choose courage over fear to keep diverse student bodies.

Attorneys General across the U.S. agree: State leaders and institutions must use every legal tool to ensure fairness, equity, and a strong future for our country.

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Colleges Must Pursue All Legal Paths for Diversity (opinion)

They should continue to consider socioeconomic and geographic indicators in admissions, eight state attorneys general write.

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Attorney General Nick Brown @atg.wa.gov · 2d

2/2: Our office remains committed to using every available tool to ensure equal treatment under the law so that everyone in Washington can live with dignity and respect. Thank you to the Queer Collective for their leadership in making sure our LGBTQ+ communities are heard, valued, and protected.

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Three individuals are standing side-by-side and smiling for a photo. From left to right: a woman with long dark hair wearing a maroon shirt, a man in a white button-down shirt in the center, and an older woman with long grey hair and glasses on her head wearing a light-colored cardigan. Photos are displayed on the wall behind them.

A man in a white shirt (left) is facing a woman with long, wavy hair (right) who is wearing a dark jacket over a blue shirt, and they are engaged in conversation. They are indoors, and the wall behind them is decorated with multiple large photographs of people in various outdoor settings.

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Attorney General Nick Brown @atg.wa.gov · 2d

1/2: The Queer Collective's community gathering at Tacoma Community College this Saturday was a great opportunity to share the work of our office to protect Washington’s LGBTQ+ community.

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Attorney General Nick Brown @atg.wa.gov · 5d

Last week, I joined Tom Layson on Northwest Now to discuss the work of the Attorney General's office—from the federal cases that make headlines to the daily issues impacting Washingtonians. Check out the full conversation: https://www.pbs.org/video/nick-brown-njgzvt/

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Attorney General Nick Brown @atg.wa.gov · 7d

WA and 19 states are suing the DOJ to stop a new rule that cuts legal aid for crime survivors, including victims of domestic/sexual violence, who can't prove immigration status. This rule threatens victim services funding & forces aid denial: https://ow.ly/TumY50X5llB

A teddy bear sits on a wooden floor, covering its eyes. Above it, text reads: "Washington among states suing DOJ to protect services for crime survivors." A small seal for ATG.WA.GOV is at the bottom.

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Attorney General Nick Brown @atg.wa.gov · 7d

G'mar Hatimah Tovah to all observing Yom Kippur. May this be a time of deep reflection and renewal.

An illustration on a blue background wishing a blessed Yom Kippur. The design features a Torah scroll with a Star of David, a Jewish prayer book, candles, an apple, a quill, and a large shofar (ram's horn). The bottom includes the circular seal of the Washington State Attorney General.

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Attorney General Nick Brown @atg.wa.gov · 7d

We ensure a fair marketplace through robust competition and antitrust enforcement. Our priority is consumer protection by preventing monopolies and unlawful agreements that harm the public.

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Attorney General Nick Brown @atg.wa.gov · 7d

The Trump administration's politically motivated and unwarranted cuts to vital federal homeland security funding for Washington state is blocked! Along with our multistate coalition, Washington state is making it clear that public safety should always be a priority and is non-negotiable. Read more ⬇️

WA and other states win temporary block on politically motivated cuts to homeland security funding | Washington State

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from unlawfully reallocating federal homeland security funding away from states based on their compliance with the administration’s pol...

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Attorney General Nick Brown @atg.wa.gov · 8d

3/3: We invite you to not only remember, but to engage! Learn about this history, beginning with the links below. Listen to survivors. Support the work of truth telling in Washington State. www.atg.wa.gov/washington-s...

Washington State Truth and Reconciliation Tribal Advisory Committee | Washington State

For generations, the United States and the State of Washington pursued policies seeking total assimilation of Native American and Alaska Native people into the dominant white culture, attempting to er...

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Attorney General Nick Brown @atg.wa.gov · 8d

2/3: Guided by our Truth and Healing Tribal Advisory Committee, we seek to learn, to listen, and to recognize these truths together.

#OrangeShirtDay #TruthandHealing #EveryChildMatters #healing #intergenerational #trauma #resilience

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Attorney General Nick Brown @atg.wa.gov · 8d

1/3: Today, we recognize Orange Shirt Day, the National Day of Remembrance for Indian boarding schools. We remember the children who never came home, the survivors who bear the scars, and the families and Tribal Nations forever changed by this brutal history.

Sun and Moon artwork by Edgar Charlie

Artwork by Artist Edgar Charlie’s description of the Sun and Moon artwork: The sun and moon symbolize the people and the children that are gone and still with us, but as a sun and moon holding up all that have been affected—high in the sky like the sun and moon.

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Attorney General Nick Brown @atg.wa.gov · 9d

2/2: Sept. 27: FEMA tries again. The agency unlawfully reallocates security funding away from Washington and other states for purely political reasons.

Sept. 29: States sue FEMA and Department of Homeland Security to preserve the rule of law.

Learn more here: www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-re...

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Attorney General Nick Brown @atg.wa.gov · 9d

1/2: Sept 24: Judge rules against FEMA. Says the agency illegally tried to coerce Washington and other states into immigration enforcement by threatening to withhold billions for emergency services.

On a dark blue background, the text says "Washington and other states sue DHS and FEMA for unlawfully reallocating $233 million in homeland security funds." The seal of the Attorney General's office is below the text, along with atg.wa.gov.

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Attorney General Nick Brown @atg.wa.gov · 9d

As a former U.S. attorney, I’m deeply troubled by the destruction of standards and morality at Trump’s Department of Justice. I discuss my thoughts more in-depth in this BBC interview

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Attorney General Nick Brown @atg.wa.gov · 9d

6/6: Thank you, Mayor Harrel and the City of Seattle, for your leadership.

Washington leaders preparing for possibility that Trump deploys National Guard to Seattle

"Stay out of Seattle," said Mayor Bruce Harrell in a message to President Donald Trump.

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Attorney General Nick Brown @atg.wa.gov · 9d

5/6: Our team at the Attorney General’s Office is working tirelessly to be prepared to respond if the president attempts to take similar unlawful actions here. We will do everything we can to enforce the rule of law and defend the constitutional rights of people in our state.

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Attorney General Nick Brown @atg.wa.gov · 9d

4/6: But that is not what we are dealing with now. We’re seeing soldiers deployed in American cities and massive abuses of executive authority.

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Attorney General Nick Brown @atg.wa.gov · 9d

3/6: The public deserves to live without fear of their leaders. The public deserves an American president who aspires to be the president of all the states in this country. That is what our Constitution envisions and that’s what the people deserve.

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Attorney General Nick Brown @atg.wa.gov · 9d

2/6: The escalation that we’re seeing in Portland, following what happened in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., is part of a bigger strategy to continue to push our Constitution to the brink until it’s rewritten in President Trump’s image.

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Attorney General Nick Brown @atg.wa.gov · 9d

1/6: There is no force in American politics that is more reckless and destructive than the current president of the United States.

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Attorney General Nick Brown @atg.wa.gov · 9d

People have the right to advocate for their beliefs without fear of violence. What happened in Tacoma is unacceptable, and we will do everything we can to assist local authorities in enforcing any violations of the law. We must do everything we can to protect the democratic process.

Woman accused of ripping up petition signage outside Tacoma Fred Meyer

The woman was charged with property destruction after allegedly tampering with a signature gathering effort by Let's Go Washington.

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Attorney General Nick Brown @atg.wa.gov · 12d

2/2: Washington is co-leading a multistate coalition over this cruel, arbitrary, and illegal effort to deny support to young people for purely political reasons.

Learn more here: www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-re...

WA leads states suing over illegal conditions to programs that support comprehensive sexual health education | Washington State

The Trump administration is threatening to pull funding for longstanding teen reproductive and sexual health education programs from states unless they remove language affirming young people’s gender ...

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Attorney General Nick Brown @atg.wa.gov · 12d

1/2: We’re back in court against the Trump administration—this time because the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is threatening to pull funding for sexual health education programs from states unless they remove language affirming young people’s gender identity.

In an orange quotation box, the text says "The federal government's far-reaching efforts to erase people who don't fit one of two gender labels is illegal and wrong--and would deny services to millions more in the process. These young people are treated equally under Washington state and federal laws, and we intend to make sure of it." - AG Brown. Below that is the Attorney General's Office seal and atg.wa.gov.

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Attorney General Nick Brown @atg.wa.gov · 13d

4/4: Learn more here: www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-re...

Photo: Mason County Strike Team mopping up in the Gray Fire, 2023. Credit: Morgan Rubanow, InciWeb

Multistate coalition including Washington wins a court order protecting billions in federal emergency services funding | Washington State

The 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...

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