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Testimony

Testimony on Attorney General Civil Rights Enforcement Clarification Amendment Act of 2019

Statement of Michelle D. Thoma, Chief, Civil Rights Section, Office of the Attorney General

Topics: Civil Rights
Testimony

Testimony for Performance Oversight Hearing for FY19 to FY20

Statement of Karl A. Racine, Attorney General for the District of Columbia

Topics: Other
Press Release

AG Racine Announces Real Estate Company to Pay $900K for Discriminating Against Low-Income District Renters

Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced today that Curtis Investment Group, Inc., a large local real estate company, will be required to pay $900,000 to the District to resolve a 2019 housing discrimination lawsuit.

Press Release

AG Racine Sues Major District Landlord Responsible For Nearly 1,000 Apartments Over Source of Income Discrimination

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced a lawsuit against three real estate companies—DARO Management Services, DARO Realty, and Infinity Real Estate—and company executive Carissa Barry, for illegally discriminating against low-income District residents who receive housing assistance.

Topics: Tenant Rights

Newsletter: #RelationshipGoals

Everyone deserves healthy, happy, and safe relationships. Yet in 2019, one in ten District high school students experienced physical violence from someone they were dating.

Topics: Public Safety

CONSUMER ALERT: ‘Getaround’ App Users Report Auto Thefts

Do you use the car sharing application called “Getaround” to rent your vehicle and make some extra cash? Use the app with caution.

Press Release

AG Racine Welcomes 2020 Class of Charles F.C. Ruff Fellows

Attorney General Karl A. Racine has welcomed 15 recent graduates from area law schools to join the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) as part of the 2020 Charles F.C. Ruff Fellowship.

Topics: Other
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AG Racine Joins Multistate Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Attack on Health Care Access and Reproductive Rights

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today joined six other Attorneys General in filing a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from threatening access to safe and legal abortion care for individuals who purchase health insurance through state health care exchanges.

Topics: Other
Press Release

AG Racine Joins Multistate Lawsuit To Stop Trump Administration From Gutting Safety Protections For Chemical Accidents

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general and the City of Philadelphia in suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for gutting safeguards to prevent and limit harms from dangerous chemical accidents.

Topics: Public Safety
Testimony

Testimony on Abatement and Condemnation of Nuisance Properties Amendment Act of 2019

Statement of Jimmy Rock,Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Public Advocacy Division

Topics: Tenant Rights