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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…

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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…

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AG Racine Announces Caroline Van Zile to Serve as Solicitor General

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that Caroline S. Van Zile will serve as Solicitor General for the District of Columbia.

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AG Racine Releases New Report During Consumer Protection Week Showing That Consumer Complaints to OAG Reached the Highest Level Ever in 2021

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today released a new report during Consumer Protection Week highlighting the drastic increase in consumer complaints to the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) in 2021, largely due to the office’s efforts to stand up for consumers, and the amount of money the…

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AG Racine Leads Coalition of 16 Attorneys General Backing Illinois Law Limiting Participation in Federal Immigration Detention

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today led a group of 16 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief defending the Illinois Way Forward Act (the “Act”), which prohibits state and local governments from contracting with the federal government to detain individuals for civil immigration…

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AG Racine Announces Local Nonprofits That Will Run Cure The Streets Violence Reduction Program Sites in Four New Neighborhoods

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced grant awards to four community-based organizations that will run new Cure the Streets violence reduction program sites in Wards 1, 4, 5, 6, and 8.  

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AG Racine Announces Sackler Family & Purdue Pharma Will Pay $6 Billion for Their Role in Creating & Profiting from the Opioid Crisis - $1.7 Billion More Than Initial Agreement

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced the District and eight other states reached a landmark settlement agreement that requires the Sackler family to pay a total of up to $6 billion – an additional $1.7 billion more than the initial agreement – to resolve the family’s and Purdue…

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AG Racine Announces Opioid Distributors and Johnson & Johnson Will Pay Over $47 Million to the District

Today, Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced that the District will receive over $47 million from a signed settlement with the opioid manufacturer Johnson & Johnson and three leading opioid distributors which will be used for needed support…

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AG Racine Welcomes 2022 Class of Recent Area Law School Graduates to Office as Charles F.C. Ruff Fellows

Attorney General Karl A. Racine welcomed 16 recent graduates from local law schools joining the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) for the 2022 Charles F.C. Ruff Fellowship.

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AG Racine Announces Lawsuit Against Presidential Inaugural Committee & Trump Entities Will Go To Trial in September 2022

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced the District of Columbia’s lawsuit against Donald Trump’s 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC), the Trump International Hotel, and the Trump Organization for misusing $1.1 million of nonprofit funds will go to trial in September 2022.

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