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Attorney General Nick Brown highlights litigation to protect state programs, cites large budget protections
Summary
Attorney General Nick Brown told the Juneteenth audience his office has litigated aggressively against federal actions and said that effort has helped shield the state from substantial budget cuts; he characterized the legal work as part of protecting voting rights, consumers and environmental programs.
Attorney General Nick Brown addressed the Juneteenth gathering about his office's litigation work and priorities. He said his office has sued at a rapid pace and framed that work as defending state programs and constitutional protections.
Brown said his office had pursued roughly "60 lawsuits" in about a year and a half and stated that the effort "we have successfully protected over $15,000,000,000 in cuts to Washington state in just a year and 0.5." He described the litigation as protecting funding for education, programs that serve victims of crime, and climate-resilience initiatives.
Brown also linked legal action to broader democratic and civil-rights goals, saying that while much energy is spent on national political battles, "we have to keep our eye on the ball here at home, in Olympia, in our legislature, in our city councils, in our county governments, in our school boards" where he said work is done to keep people safe and protected. He urged continued local engagement to defend rights and services for Washingtonians.
