News & Updates
AG Racine Leads Bipartisan Group of AGs in Calling on Albertsons to Halt Nearly $4 Billion Payout to Shareholders to Enable Thorough Review of Proposed Merger
OAG is starting a formal investigation into the Albertsons-Kroger proposed merger and its impact on workers and consumers.
AG Racine Announces Renewal of Grants for Cure the Streets Violence Interruption Community-Based Organizations
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced the continuation of grants to the community-based organizations that run the Office of Attorney General’s (OAG) Cure the Streets program. Continued investment in community-based violence reduction programs is a critical piece of a much larger…
AG Racine Announces Largest Civil Penalty in a Housing Discrimination Case in U.S. History
Attorney General Karl Racine today announced a settlement requiring three real estate firms—DARO Management Services, DARO Realty, and Infinity Real Estate—and several individual defendants to pay a landmark $10 million in penalties for illegally discriminating against renters in the District…
Silverman, Racine Introduce Emergency Bill to Begin Needed Housing Authority Reform
The emergency bill increases training requirements for its board of commissioners, requires more frequent reporting on housing conditions to the D.C. Council, and clarifies that DCHA has long been required to follow DC’s consumer protection laws.
AG Racine Announces New Lawsuit Against Major Chemical Manufacturer for Polluting District Waterways with Cancer-Causing Toxin
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced a new lawsuit against Velsicol, a major chemical manufacturer, for violating District environmental laws by contaminating local waterways and natural resources with toxic, cancer-causing chemicals for decades, harming the health and safety of low-…
AG Racine Names 20+ DC Youth to Receive 2022 Right Direction Awards
Attorney General Karl Racine today announced the winners of the 2022 Right Direction Awards, an initiative honoring District youth who have demonstrated resilience and leadership in the District of Columbia.
AG Racine Statement on White House Announcement of Pardons for Federal & DC Simple Possession of Marijuana Convictions
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today issued the following statement after President Biden announced that he will pardon all people who were convicted of simple possession of marijuana offenses under federal or local District law.
AG Racine Announces Victories in Three Nonprofit Enforcement Lawsuits, Including Against DC Nonprofit Public Media Lab, That Will Redirect Over $400K to Local Organizations
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced victories in three lawsuits filed by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) to stop misuse of nonprofit funds, including the resolution of lawsuits against Public Media Lab (PML) and Pavilion USA 2020, Inc., which will return over $400,000 in…
AG Racine Supports White House AI Bill of Rights that Includes Core Aspects of His Office's Landmark Bill to Modernize Civil Rights Laws & Stop Algorithmic Discrimination
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today issued the following statement on the White House’s new Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights that incorporates much of his landmark legislation that would modernize civil rights laws by prohibiting discrimination through the use of…
AG Racine Leads 11 State Attorneys General in Backing Decision by Visa, Mastercard, & Amex To Adopt New Credit Card Code for Gun & Ammunition Sales
District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that he joined with Delaware and New Jersey to lead a coalition of 11 attorneys general supporting the recent decision of the world’s largest credit card companies—Visa, Mastercard, and American Express—to adopt…