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Attorney General Racine Sues Neglectful Landlord for Endangering Tenants and Housing Code Violations

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced a lawsuit against Thomas K. Stephenson, the owner and operator of two rent-controlled apartment buildings in Northeast D.C., for persistently neglecting the properties and forcing tenants to live in conditions that threaten their health and safety…

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AG Racine Joins 15-State Coalition Challenging Trump’s Family Separation Policy

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today joined a coalition of 15 state attorneys general in a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s policy of separating families crossing the nation’s southern border.

Topics: Immigration
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Attorney General Racine Announces Insurers Will Correct Errors In Flawed Mental Health Provider Directories

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced an agreement with three insurance companies – Aetna, CareFirst BlueChoice, and UnitedHealthcare – to ensure that consumers have access to accurate information about mental health providers. 

CONSUMER ALERT: DC Water Scam

District residents should be on the lookout for scammers impersonating DC Water technicians. 

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AG Racine Leads 17-State Coalition Against Trump Effort to Deport Salvadoran, Honduran, and Haitian Nationals

Attorney General Karl A. Racine, along with his counterparts from California and Massachusetts, today led a group of 17 state attorneys general in an effort to stop the Trump Administration from withdrawing protections for hundreds of thousands of people from El Salvador, Haiti, and Honduras.

Topics: Immigration
Testimony

OAG Testimony on Bill 22-780, the "Intrafamily Offenses and Anti-Stalking Orders Amendment Act of 2018"

Statement of Mina Q. Malik Deputy Attorney General, Public Safety Division Office of the Attorney General

Topics: Public Safety
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Attorney General Racine Sues Home Contractor For Illegal, Shoddy Construction Projects and Wage Theft

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced a lawsuit against Xquisite Basements & Kitchens, Inc. and Newton Gaynor—a contractor and its owner-operator—for illegal or incomplete construction projects and cheating employees out of their pay. 

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AG Racine & 20 Attorneys General Demand Sessions End Illegal and Cruel Immigration Tactics Harming Children & Obstructing Crime Fighting

Today, Attorney General Karl A. Racine called on United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen to end the cruel and illegal attacks on children and families lawfully seeking asylum in the United States as they seek protection from domestic, sexual…

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Attorney General Racine Appoints Gary Kohlman as Senior Counsel

Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced today that he has tapped veteran litigator Gary Kohlman to serve as Senior Counsel for Litigation.

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