Changes to Title IX requirements would undermine existing protections for students and sexual violence survivors

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today joined 18 other attorneys general in urging U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to withdraw proposed rule changes that protect sexual harassment and violence survivors.

The states write that the proposed changes are legally flawed, would severely weaken protections for students and potentially conflict with state laws against discrimination.

AG-requested Student Loan Advocate now available to help borrowers

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today released an updated Student Loan Survival Guide, which provides tips and resources for those impacted by student loans, including high school students thinking about taking out student loans, former college students making repayments and parents who cosigned loans.

King County Superior Court judge denied Jersey Mike’s motion to dismiss

SEATTLE — A King County Superior Court judge ruled that Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s case against restaurant chain Jersey Mike’s may proceed. Jersey Mike’s previously filed a motion to dismiss Ferguson’s case against the company asserting the company’s use of no-poach provisions violates antitrust provisions of the state Consumer Protection Act.

Lawsuit asserts LuLaRoe deceived thousands of consultants

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced a lawsuit against multi-level marketing business LuLaRoe and several of its “home office” executives, alleging that the company’s former bonus structure constituted a pyramid scheme. The lawsuit also asserts that LuLaRoe’s claims regarding sustainability, profitability and inventory refunds are unfair and deceptive.

AG Ferguson: Furloughed federal workers should stay alert to avoid shutdown scams

OLYMPIA — Resources are available for federal employees in Washington who are furloughed or working without pay, and other workers who are affected by the partial federal government shutdown, to help them make financial decisions and avoid scams associated with the shutdown.

Navy ignored concerns raised by EPA, Washington Department of Ecology

OLYMPIA — In a letter to the federal government, Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced his intent to join a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Navy’s process to scrape the hulls of decommissioned vessels, which leads to ongoing pollution of Sinclair Inlet and harms salmon and orcas.

Texas judge struck down law that protects tribal role in custody cases

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson has joined a bipartisan coalition of 21 states to urge a federal appeals court to preserve the federal Indian Child Welfare Act after a lower court struck down the law. The Quinault Indian Nation in Washington state is also part of the case defending the act.

Attorney General Ferguson 18-0 against Trump Administration

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today issued the following statement after a federal judge in New York struck down the Trump Administration’s decision to include a question about citizenship status in the 2020 U.S. Census. The Court enjoined the Census Bureau from adding the question to the nationwide census.

The 50 chains have more than 100,000 locations nationwide

Attorney General Ferguson is now 17-0 in litigation against the Trump Administration