SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson offers the following statement ahead of Tuesday’s oral argument defending the Affordable Care Act (ACA):

Lawsuit seeks to force the EPA to ensure adequate data is collected on asbestos

In 5-4 decision, Supreme Court finds “a significant mismatch between the decision the Secretary made and the rationale he provided” on citizenship question.

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson released the following statement today after the U.S. Supreme Court kept the injunction against the census citizenship question in place and remanded the case back to the U.S. District Courts:

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today filed a motion asking the full Ninth Circuit to reconsider the decision of a three-judge panel allowing the Trump Administration’s harmful Title X gag rule to go into effect while the legal case progresses.

“Allowing this unlawful rule to go into effect will jeopardize access to health care for tens of thousands of Washington women who rely on the Title X program,” Ferguson said. “I’m asking the Ninth Circuit to come together and block President Trump’s gag rule while our challenge continues.”

Owner faces felony perjury charge in addition to Clean Air Act violations

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed criminal charges in King County Superior Court against the owner of the Seattle Pacific Hotel, alleging multiple violations of the state Clean Air Act for illegal asbestos removal, and perjury for making false statements to investigators under oath.

Gov. Jay Inslee and Attorney General Bob Ferguson released statements today on a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that allows the Trump administration to go forward with implementing changes to the Title X family planning program.

Today’s decision by a panel of Ninth Circuit judges is not a decision on whether or not President Trump’s gag rule is lawful, or a final decision on the federal government’s appeal of the preliminary injunction.

Student CU Connect continued to issue loans despite ITT expecting more than 60 percent would default

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson offered the following statement on a U.S. District Court rejecting the federal government's challenge of Washington’s law making it easier for Hanford workers to access workers’ compensation benefits:

Lawsuit seeks to invalidate administrator’s contract, pay back salary

YAKIMA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit today against the city administrator of Wapato, accusing him of using his former position as mayor to unlawfully enrich himself. The lawsuit also names the Wapato City Council and the current mayor of Wapato for their roles in approving the scheme.

EPA’s revision violates Clean Water Act, lawsuit argues

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to revise Washington’s water quality standards. These standards, which apply specifically to Washington, are used to determine how clean the state’s waters must be in order to protect human health.