OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed two amici (friend of the court briefs) arguing that the U.S. Supreme Court should leave injunctions in place that block the Trump Administration’s revised travel ban.

Washington joined 15 other states, D.C. in support of Hawaii judge’s injunction

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson released the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled today that President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban should remain blocked.

“Federal judges across the country continue to recognize that President Trump’s travel ban is illegal,” Ferguson said. “The President needs to abandon his pursuit of this unconstitutional policy.

Ferguson pledges legal defense of EPA emissions standards

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today rebuked Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt’s criticism of the EPA’s review of vehicle emissions standards. Ferguson, joined by 12 attorneys general, sent Pruitt a letter rebutting his “completely unfounded” criticisms of the EPA’s review process.

The letter pledges legal action to defend the standards if necessary.

About 5,700 Washingtonians should have their loans canceled

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson is demanding that the U.S. Department of Education end extended delays in its program to cancel federal student loans for thousands of Washingtonians victimized by predatory for-profit colleges.

En 2015, murieron más ciudadanos de Washington por sobredosis de opiáceos que por accidentes automovilísticos

SEATTLE: El procurador general del estado, Bob Ferguson, celebrará una cumbre de dos días en junio sobre la epidemia de opiáceos, en la que reunirá a las fuerzas policiales, profesionales médicos, fiscales y expertos en la salud pública.

In 2015, more Washingtonians died from opioid overdoses than car accidents

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson will hold a two-day summit in June on the opioid epidemic, convening law enforcement, medical professionals, prosecutors and public health experts.

“Opioids are devastating Washington families and communities, and overwhelming our safety nets,” Ferguson said. “This summit will bring together key stakeholders to identify next steps and solutions to this epidemic.”

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following statement today after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled 10-3 to keep the nationwide injunction on the President’s revised travel ban in place.

“Another federal appeals court has agreed with our arguments that President Trump’s revised travel ban is unconstitutional,” Ferguson said. “This is an important victory for the rule of law.

Restaurants misrepresented type of fish served

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced agreements with two Washington restaurants ordering them to cease mislabeling fish in sushi.

Radiation detected between walls of another double-shell tank Thursday night

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following statement regarding today’s report that another double-shell tank holding toxic, radioactive waste at Hanford may be leaking.

“Today’s news of another potential leak in a tank at Hanford only strengthens my resolve to hold the Department of Energy accountable for its responsibility to clean up this contaminated site,” Ferguson said. “This isn’t the first potential leak, and it won’t be the last.

Stands up for health care of more than 800K Washingtonians

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit in order to defend the Affordable Care Act — and the more than 800,000 Washingtonians who depend on it for their health care.