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(Alliance Defending Freedom<\/a>) Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing two faith-based, pro-life nonprofits sued<\/a>\u00a0the attorney general of Washington state Wednesday for conducting an unconstitutional and unlawful investigation into the organizations\u2019 privileged records and materials, singling out the nonprofits because of their life-affirming views.<\/p>\n

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued civil investigative demands that dictate, for a time period exceeding 13 years, that Obria Group and Obria Medical Groups PNW provide answers to questions and production of documents under the pretense of conducting a civil investigation into \u201cpossible\u201d violations of Washington\u2019s Consumer Protection Act.<\/p>\n

As the lawsuit explains, the attorney general\u2019s investigation does not appear to be based on a complaint or other substantive evidence of wrongdoing but is rather an exploratory probe into the lawful activities, constitutionally protected speech and associations, and nonpublic internal communications and records of two organizations that hold a disfavored view on a matter of public policy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe U.S. Constitution protects Obria Group and Obria Medical Groups PNW\u2019s right to freely speak their beliefs, freely exercise their faith, freely associate with like-minded individuals and organizations, and continue to provide services in a caring and compassionate environment to women and men facing difficult pregnancy circumstances,\u201d said ADF Senior Counsel Tim Garrison. \u201cOur clients have already expended exorbitant time and financial resources trying to comply with the unreasonable demands made by Washington\u2019s attorney general and we urge the court to swiftly halt his unlawful actions.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The information and documentation demanded by the civil investigative demands is so expansive\u2014and only limited in time by the arbitrary date of January 1, 2010\u2014that they would sweep up massive amounts of information and confidential internal communications and documents that are unrelated to the attorney general\u2019s stated purpose for the investigation, or beyond the statute of limitations. Moreover, as the lawsuit notes, Obria Group and Obria Medical Groups PNW appear to be singled out as targets of this investigation, notwithstanding the fact that dozens of other organizations operating in Washington also obtain similar sensitive client information.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit explains that such unreasonably overbroad, invasive, selective, and burdensome investigative demands violate the pro-life organizations\u2019 rights protected by the First, Fourth, and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, and should stop.<\/p>\n

Obria Group and Obria Medical Groups PNW are Christian pro-life nonprofits that provide medical, educational, and other services to meet the physical, mental, spiritual, and social needs of pregnant women, mothers, and fathers in a manner consistent with their view that unborn life is valuable and deserving of care and protection.<\/p>\n

ADF attorneys filed the lawsuit,\u00a0Obria Group v. Ferguson<\/em>, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, Tacoma Division.<\/p>\n

Editor’s Note: This press release was originally published by Alliance Defending Freedom<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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(Alliance Defending Freedom) Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing two faith-based, pro-life nonprofits sued\u00a0the attorney general of Washington state Wednesday for conducting an unconstitutional and unlawful investigation into the organizations\u2019 privileged records and materials, singling out the nonprofits because of their life-affirming views. 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