News & Updates
AG Racine Sues 16 MD and VA Parents in Back-to-School Residency Fraud Sweep
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced lawsuits against 16 Maryland and Virginia parents—including six current or former District government employees—for falsifying District residency to send children to District schools for free and acquire District public benefits.
AG Racine Submits Court Brief On Community’s Views Regarding Potential Sentence Reduction For Rayful Edmond
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today submitted a friend-of-the-court brief reflecting the divided opinions and varied concerns of District of Columbia community members regarding a potential sentence reduction for convicted drug trafficker Rayful Edmond.
AG Racine Moves To Stop The Trump Administration’s Harmful Public Charge Rule Targeting Legal Immigrants
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today joined a coalition of five Attorneys General led by California in filing a motion for preliminary injunction to block the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Public Charge Rule from taking effect while litigation continues.
AG Racine Joins Lawsuit Opposing Trump Administration’s Rule Allowing Prolonged Detention Of Children
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today joined a coalition of 20 Attorneys General in filing a lawsuit opposing the Trump Administration’s new rule circumventing the Flores Settlement Agreement, which has governed the treatment of children in immigration custody since 1997.
AG Racine Announces Major Window Company to Stop Discriminating Against Consumers East of the Anacostia River
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that a window-replacement company—Renewal by Andersen LLC—will stop excluding District consumers east of the Anacostia River from its regular service area as part of a settlement agreement with the Office of the Attorney General.
AG Racine Sues Trump Administration Over “Public Charge” Policy That Targets Legal Immigrants
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today joined a coalition of five Attorneys General in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds Final Rule, known as the “Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Public Charge Rule.”
AG Racine Joins Lawsuit Against Trump’s Dirty Power Rule
Attorney General Karl A. Racine joined a coalition of 22 states and 7 local governments in announcing a lawsuit against the Trump Administration’s recently released“ACE” – aka “Dirty Power” – rule.
AG Racine Joins National Coalition Taking Action To Stop Census Meddling
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today joined a 26-member coalition from around the country—including 15 states, three counties, six cities, and the U.S. Conference of Mayors—in opposing the State of Alabama’s attempt to advance a discriminatory agenda and tilt the power within Congress and the…
AG Racine Recovers $10K+ In Unpaid Wages For District Food Service Workers
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that Turning Natural, Inc.—a local chain of juice bars—will pay more than $10,000 in unpaid wages to 22 employees as part of a settlement in a wage theft case with the Office of the Attorney General (OAG).
AG Racine Leads Multistate Coalition Challenging Trump's Move To Gut Protections For Asylum Seekers Fleeing Persecution
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today led a group of 21 State Attorneys General to challenge the Trump administration’s proposed changes to asylum standards.