How many law suits has Washington State filed against the federal government since January 2025

1. Rapid start: 21 lawsuits recorded in the first months of 2025

Media roundups compiled in mid‑2025 documented that Attorney General Nick Brown had either led or co‑led nine complaints and joined 12 multistate challenges — a total of 21 separate cases — in the period immediately after President Trump’s second‑term inauguration, reflecting an aggressive early litigation posture by Washington against new federal policies ^[1].

2. The Attorney General’s tracker: 46 cases by late November 2025

The Washington Attorney General’s federal litigation tracker — the office’s official running list of federal lawsuits it is leading or has joined — reports that, as of Nov. 26, 2025, Washington “has filed 46 cases against the current federal administration” to protect Washingtonians and federal funding streams ^[2]. That office also states it is leading or co‑leading 17 of those matters and quantifies the funding at issue as more than $15 billion, signaling that the 46‑case tally covers both lead and joined roles ^[2].

3. The jump between spring and late‑November: what the numbers mean

Reconciling the mid‑year media count with the AGO tracker count shows substantial additional filings and coalition joins between early 2025 and late November 2025; the AGO tracker is the more comprehensive and up‑to‑date source in the record provided and explicitly frames the count as suits “against the current federal administration” ^{[1] [2]}. Many of the matters are multistate coalitions — for example, challenges to executive orders on EV infrastructure and grant freezes, SNAP suspensions, PSLF rule changes, and conditions on federal funds — which inflates the raw count of cases Washington has filed or joined even when Washington is one of many plaintiffs ^{[3] [4] [5]}.

4. How Washington counts lawsuits — scope and caveats

The AGO’s public tracker counts both cases Washington has led or co‑led and matters where it joined a multistate coalition; it also lists suits in reverse chronological order and is explicitly framed as tracking lawsuits against the “current federal administration,” which means the 46 figure is tied to that administration’s actions and the AGO’s internal counting methodology ^[2]. Independent media tallies (Axios and other outlets) provide useful snapshots at earlier dates but may restrict their totals to lead roles or have earlier cut‑offs; for instance, Axios’ “21 cases” number reflects filings through the spring of 2025 ^[1].

5. Limitations in the public record and what remains uncertain

The supplied reporting establishes the two anchor figures (21 in mid‑2025 and 46 as of Nov. 26, 2025) but does not provide a day‑by‑day docketing list up to Dec. 21, 2025; therefore it is not possible from these sources alone to certify any additional suits filed between Nov. 26 and Dec. 21, 2025 or to reconcile differences that could arise from alternative counting rules (for example, excluding multistate joins or counting only lead‑plaintiff actions) without consulting the AGO’s live tracker or federal court dockets directly ^{[1] [2]}.

6. Bottom line

Based on the Attorney General’s publicly posted federal litigation tracker — the most direct and authoritative source in the provided reporting — Washington State had filed 46 lawsuits against the current federal administration as of Nov. 26, 2025; earlier media tallies give a lower number for the spring of 2025 reflecting the rapid pace of additional filings and coalition joins later in the year ^{[2] [1]}. Additional suits after Nov. 26, 2025 are not documented in the supplied material, so the 46‑case figure is the best supported count in this reporting window ^[2].