# Washington Democrat AG hands girls’ sports law defense to outside firm amid conflict of interest concerns

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/washington-democrat-ag-hands-girls-sports-law-defense-to-outside-firm-amid-conflict-of-interest-concerns/
- Published: 2026-11-13T18:40:50+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T19:37:38+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/washington-democrat-ag-hands-girls-sports-law-defense-outside-firm-amid-conflict-interest-concerns
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Brown appointed an outside firm to defend Initiative 638.
- The measure received about 56% support and takes effect on 3 December.
- Opponents argue its requirements violate state constitutional protections.

## Summary

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown has appointed Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner to defend Initiative 638, a voter-approved law restricting who can compete in girls’ school sports. The move places the defence with an outside firm while Brown’s office continues litigation protecting transgender residents’ rights, following questions about possible conflicts of interest.

The initiative passed with about 56% support and is due to take effect on 3 December. It requires covered schools and sports bodies to bar biological males from girls’ competitions and asks students to provide a health-care provider’s verification of biological sex as part of a routine sports physical. Opponents, including the ACLU of Washington and Brown’s former firm, argue the rules violate state constitutional protections; Seattle’s school board has also authorised potential legal action.

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