Other LanguagesSEATTLE — The Washington State Supreme Court ruled today that that a lawsuit brought by three young women who were sold for sex on Backpage.com can proceed against the company. The ruling adopts the approach advocated by the Attorney General's Office in an amicus, or "friend of the court," brief.
OLYMPIA — Today the Washington State Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to the state’s voter-approved recreational marijuana law.
SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that his office successfully defended Washington’s voter-approved Initiative-594, which expanded the state’s firearm background check requirements, against a challenge in federal court.
OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today sent a letter to the Liquor Control Board sharing his recommendations about the board’s proposed permanent rules on recreational marijuana. Ferguson highlighted his concern that rules be crafted to address all marijuana products that have the potential to appeal to children.
OLYMPIA — The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) filed a response in the recall case against Auditor Troy Kelley today in Pierce County Superior Court.
OLYMPIA — Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that his office was joining an amicus curiae, or “friend of the court,” brief in Colorado Outfitters Association v. Hickenlooper and Beicker v. Hickenlooper in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit . The consolidated cases involve a challenge to certain Colorado gun laws, including a background-check requirement similar to Washington’s I-594. Washington state is currently defending against a similar challenge to I-594.
SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today urged the U.S. Department of Education to immediately relieve the debt burden of thousands of students who attended Corinthian Colleges, joining with several other state attorneys general.
OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today expressed his disappointment with the House Finance Committee for drastically altering Ferguson’s agency-request legislation to raise the smoking age to 21.
SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a “friend of the court” brief today in the U.S. Supreme Court urging the court to reject a challenge to Colorado’s marijuana laws. If the court takes up the case, it could threaten not just Colorado’s law, but also the regulatory structure for marijuana established by Initiative 502 in Washington state.
OLYMPIA — Premera/Blue Cross today announced it has been the target of a major data breach.