News & Updates
AG Racine Announces Construction Company Must Pay Over $1 Million to Resolve Workers' Rights Lawsuit, Including to Impacted Workers
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that Dynamic Contracting, Inc., a construction company that specializes in drywall installation, will pay $1,075,070 to workers and the District to resolve allegations that it engaged in a scheme that enabled the company to avoid paying workers…
AG Racine Adds New Defendants to Lawsuit Seeking to Hold January 6 Insurrectionists Accountable
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that he added more defendants, including Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes, to his federal lawsuit to hold accountable the groups and individuals responsible for harming the District, our democracy, and particularly the law enforcement officers…
AG Racine Sends Letter To Senate Judiciary Members Expressing Support for Supreme Court Nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) urging the members of the Committee on the Judiciary to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court without delay.
We Sued Grubhub to Protect Residents & Local Restaurants From Harmful and Deceptive Business Practices
Last week, we filed a lawsuit against Grubhub, a food delivery company, for charging hidden fees, misleading District residents, and exploiting local restaurants to boost its own profits. And it did all of this as residents and DC restaurants struggled during the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic…
AG Racine Announces New Partnership with the Federal Communications Commission to Protect District Residents from Harmful and Illegal Robocalls
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced a federal-local partnership with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to investigate robocalls and to coordinate their efforts to safeguard District residents from these calls.
AG Racine Testimony Before DC Council on Budgeting for the Future of the Independent Office of the Attorney General
Statement of Attorney General Karl A. Racine, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia
AG Racine Testimony Before DC Council on Budgeting for the Future of the Independent Office of the Attorney General
Attorney General Karl A. Racine will today participate in a hearing before the Council of the District of Columbia about budgeting for the future of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and additional resources that will help ensure it can continue its work to make the District fairer, safer…
AG Racine Takes Enforcement Action Against Pepco for Systemically Mishandling DC Solar Energy Programs & Overcharging Thousands of DC Households on Their Electric Bills
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and the Office of the People’s Counsel (OPC) filed a complaint against Pepco for systemically mishandling community solar projects, potentially overcharging more than 6,800 District households on their…
AG Racine Congratulates Three Former OAG Attorneys Who Will Serve as Law Clerks for New Court of Appeals Judge Loren L. AliKhan
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today congratulated three former attorneys from his office for becoming the first clerks for District of Columbia Court of Appeals Associate Judge Loren L. AliKhan. Following their clerkships for Judge AliKhan, all three will serve as law clerks on federal courts…
AG Racine Sues Grubhub for Charging Hidden Fees & Using Misleading Marketing Tactics During the COVID-19 Pandemic to Increase Profits at the Expense of Consumers & Restaurants
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today filed a lawsuit against Grubhub Holdings, Inc. and Grubhub, Inc. (Grubhub), a food delivery company, for charging hidden fees and using deceptive marketing tactics during the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic to increase profits at the expense of consumers and…