News & Updates
AG Racine and Apartments.com Announce New Effort to Fight Housing Discrimination in Online Rental Listings
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced Apartments.com will take additional steps to eliminate discriminatory housing advertisements from its platform as a result of a collaboration with the Office of the Attorney General (OAG).
AG Racine Announces $116 Million Multistate Settlement With Johnson & Johnson For Deceptive Marketing Of Transvaginal Mesh Device
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced a multistate settlement along with 41 states requiring Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Ethicon, Inc. to pay more than $116 million for their deceptive marketing of transvaginal surgical mesh devices.
AG Racine Files Court Brief Arguing that District Law Protects Residents from Discrimination by Online Businesses Or Institutions Without Physical Locations
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today submitted a friend-of-the-court brief arguing that the District of Columbia’s Human Rights Act (DCHRA) prohibits discrimination by all businesses and institutions that operate in the District, including those that operate online or otherwise without physical…
AG Racine Leads 18-State Coalition Defending Vermont’s Right To Ban Large-Capacity Magazines To Prevent Gun Violence
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today led a group of 18 state Attorneys General to defend Vermont’s right to ban large-capacity magazines and protect public safety.
AG Racine Leads 24-State Coalition Opposing Trump Rule That Would Take Food Assistance Away from Millions
Attorney General Karl A. Racine, along with New York Attorney General Letitia James, today led a coalition of 24 Attorneys General opposing the Trump administration’s proposed changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
AG Racine Leads Bipartisan Coalition of 21 States In Urging Congress To Pass Cannabis Banking Bill
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today led a bipartisan coalition of 21 Attorneys General urging Congress to pass the “Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act” (H.R. 2093; S. 1028) or similar measures that would allow legal cannabis-related businesses to access…
AG Racine Statement on Historic DC Statehood Hearing
Attorney General Karl A. Racine released the following statement on today’s landmark Congressional hearing on making the District of Columbia the 51st state.
AG Racine Statement on Purdue Pharma Negotiations
Attorney General Karl A. Racine released the following statement on Purdue Pharma negotiations.
AG Racine Releases Report on Payroll Fraud in District Construction Industry
Report Details How Companies Evade Taxes and Reduce Workers’ Take-Home Pay by Illegally Misclassifying Workers as Independent Contractors
AG Racine Announces New Senior Leadership Appointments
Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced the appointment of several individuals to leadership positions within the Office of the Attorney General (OAG).