Nick Brown

It’s a horrible decision. It undermines the voting power of black and brown communities all across this country, including in Washington state. It really flies in the face of 40 years of precedent.

When we have a substantial change in the underlying case law that the original decisions were based on we think it’s important that the court follow the current standard and the current precedent.

The court’s order will encourage more parties to challenge this illegal executive overreach.

It’s American consumers and businesses that have ultimately paid for the president’s illegal tariff campaign.

The court enforced the long-standing constitutional rule that only States and Congress can regulate elections, not the Election Denier-in-Chief.

Today’s ruling is a huge victory for voters in Washington and Oregon, and for the rule of law.

Washington has the right and the responsibility to decide for itself how to use its own resources to keep residents safe and the economy strong.

The State cannot stand by when elected officials publicly boast that they are breaking state law and putting their own communities at risk.

They are not the identical situation, but it is hard to have consistency if you are saying abortion should be a state issue and transgender health care should not be a state issue.

For most of my adult life, I grew up understanding that one of the cores of the conservative platform was empowering states’ rights and (encouraging) state laboratories of democracy and the like.

I am so proud of the team that put this lawsuit together. They worked long hours to draft it, took more than 100 statements from Washingtonians affected by the cruel executive order and gave a winning argument in court today.

A huge victory for Washington's youth, the trans community, parents and health care providers today when a federal judge granted our request to pause the president's illegal order blocking funding for gender-affirming care.