News & Updates
AG Racine Opening Statement For DC Council Hearing On His Bill To Reform The District's Juvenile Justice System
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today will participate in a DC Council hearing on legislation he introduced in June to improve public safety and increase fairness by modernizing the process for charging juveniles in adult court.
Hosting the 2021 NAAG Presidential Summit
This week, I hosted the NAAG Presidential Summit, which focused on taking the politics out of hate by bringing together Democratic, Republican, and Independent state and territory attorneys general to address hate and hate-related violence nationwide. Law enforcement leaders, community advocates…
AG Racine Hosts National Summit on Taking the Politics Out of Hate to Unite Attorneys General to Address Hate Incidents & Seek Solutions
Today, National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) President and District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine hosted a national summit on taking the politics out of hate by bringing together Democratic, Republican, and Independent state and territory attorneys general, as well as…
AG Racine Statement on President Biden's Nomination of Solicitor General Loren AliKhan to Serve on the D.C. Court of Appeals
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today issued the following statement after President Joe Biden nominated District of Columbia Solicitor General Loren L. AliKhan to serve as an Associate Judge on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
Ahead of Rally for Abortion Justice, AG Racine Says Patients from Any State, Including Texas, Are Welcome & Protected to Access Abortion Care in the District
Ahead of Saturday’s Rally for Abortion Justice in the District, Attorney General Karl A. Racine today sent a message to patients across the District and the country that if they need abortion care, they can safely and legally access it here.
AG Racine Secures Nearly $680,000 to Provide Relief for Tenants & Hold Neglectful Columbia Heights Landlord Accountable for Housing Violations
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that a Columbia Heights landlord will be required to pay nearly $680,000 in restitution and penalties after being found liable for failing to maintain an apartment building where tenants were forced to live in deplorable conditions that jeopardized…
AG Racine Leads Coalition of 11 Attorneys General in Fight for States' Power to Enact Public Health Policies That Will Protect Their Residents From Opioid Overdose Deaths
Attorney General Karl A. Racine led a coalition of 11 attorneys general in a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Supreme Court to hear a case supporting states’ rights to enact public health policies that can prevent opioid overdose deaths and treat those suffering from opioid use disorder.
AG Racine Calls on Biden Administration to Address Haitian Refugee Crisis at U.S. Border & to Treat Refugees with Compassion and Respect
Today, District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine and seventeen other attorneys general urged President Joe Biden to engage in humanitarian solutions to address the Haitian refugee crisis at the U.S border and to cease the brash deportation policies of the previous administration.
AG Racine Announces Lawsuit to Block Unprecedented Deal Between American Airlines & JetBlue
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that his office, along with six states and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), are seeking to block unprecedented agreements between American Airlines and JetBlue that would consolidate operations in key markets and, as a result, hurt competition…
Staying Safe This Weekend & Combating Hate
The District has faced a great deal over the past year and a half. This weekend, we are expecting people to come to our city to hold a rally supporting the extremists who stormed the Capitol as part of the January 6 insurrection. I know many across the District are anxious and upset about this…