Washington Attorney General Nick Brown has hired an outside law firm to defend Initiative 638, a measure concerning girls' sports, Fox News reported. According to the report, the move comes as opponents race to block the measure before Dec. 3. Fox News published the report on Nov. 13, 2026.
The report's headline describes the decision as raising "conflict of interest concerns." The summary of the report does not say who raised those concerns, what they allege, or how the attorney general's office has responded to them. This account rests on that single report, and no other source was available for this article.
Fox News reported that the attorney general handed the defense of the initiative to the outside firm. The report, as summarized, does not name the firm and does not include a statement from Brown, from the firm, or from supporters or opponents of the measure.
Initiative 638 is described in the report as a girls' sports measure. The summary does not detail what the initiative would require or how it would change existing Washington law. It also does not say whether the opponents' effort to block the measure has reached a court.
Under the report's framing, the arrangement has drawn questions about conflicts of interest, but the report does not specify what those questions are. Readers seeking more detail would need to consult the full report or additional reporting on the hiring decision and the opposition campaign.