Washington, multistate coalition victory protects social services for low-income families

Washington, multistate coalition victory protects social services for low-income families FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sep 22 2026 atgAshleyGross Tue, 09/22/2026 - 08:30 Washington and a multistate coalition have won a permanent court order stopping the federal administration’s unlawful attempt to gut essential health, education, and social service programs for low-income families. “The court strongly rebuked the administration’s unlawful deprivation of basic healthcare, education, and other social services,” Attorney General Nick Brown said. “This ruling is a decisive win protecting the safety net that so many Washingtonians count on.” In July 2025, Brown co-led a coalition of 21 attorneys general in suing to challenge the federal government’s reinterpretation of a decades-old law governing access to social services. Today, a federal court granted the coalition’s motion for summary judgment, vacating the administration’s sweeping rules that threatened programs like Head Start, Title X family planning clinics, food banks, domestic violence shelters, adult education, and Community Health Centers. The order also protects programs such as Washington’s WorkSource centers, which allow local p