Defendants gave false information to state investigators

OLYMPIA — A Thurston County Superior Court judge ruled that a former Grant County Superior Court judge and Moses Lake business owner violated Washington campaign finance law numerous times when they sent a 2014 mailer in the election for Grant County prosecutor, and concealed that they were the source. 

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson offers the following statement on asking the United States Supreme Court to review the lower court’s decision in a challenge to the Affordable Care Act (ACA):

Johnson & Johnson was a major supplier of raw materials to other opioid manufacturers

EPA’s action would mark return to inconsistent 1980s-era patchwork of state, federal rules

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson offers the following statement on a ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on the Affordable Care Act (ACA):

“We will keep fighting in the courts to protect Washingtonians’ access to affordable health care.”

Los inmigrantes que acuden a los tribunales por infracciones de tránsito o por trámites ordinarios son el blanco de los arrestos civiles de inmigración que ocurren en las cortes.

OLYMPIA — El procurador general Bob Ferguson presentó hoy una demanda federal contra la Administración de Trump por arrestar a inmigrantes en los tribunales de Washington o en sus alrededores. Esta práctica es perjudicial para la seguridad pública y el sistema de justicia de Washington.

Civil immigration arrests at courthouses target immigrants who go to court for traffic violations or ordinary errands

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump Administration for arresting immigrants in and near courthouses in Washington. This practice is harmful to public safety and Washington’s justice system.

Ferguson also proposes safety measures for ammunition sales

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today he will propose a package of legislation to combat mass shootings in Washington state. Gov. Jay Inslee, a longtime supporter of gun safety measures, is joining Ferguson for the first time to propose limits to magazine capacity and a ban on the sale of assault weapons.

Ferguson has been advocating for these changes since 2016.

OLYMPIA — Solicitor General Noah Purcell offers the following statement regarding false statements by initiative promoter Tim Eyman on the Attorney General’s Office defense of Initiative 976 in response to Mr. Eyman’s planned press conference:

AG Ferguson launches “Honest Fees Initiative,” asks Washingtonians to help him uncover hidden fees