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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

On Data Privacy Day, Protect Your Privacy Online

As we live more and more of our lives online, we are all increasingly subject to being tracked.

Fighting Human Trafficking

Since 2004, the D.C. Human Trafficking Task Force has brought together a diverse group of stakeholders to fight human trafficking, the heinous crime where victims are forced to engage in labor or commercial sexual exploitation.

Topics: Public Safety
Press Release

AG Racine Joins Lawsuit To Stop Trump Administration Effort To Expand Access To Untraceable 3D-Printed Guns

Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced today that he joined a coalition of 21 Attorneys General suing the Trump Administration to stop it from allowing 3D-printed gun files to be released on the internet. 

Topics: Public Safety

Newsletter: Win for Workers

In a big win for District workers, our office announced that Power Design—a major electrical contractor—will pay $2.75 million to resolve a wage theft and worker misclassification case. 

Topics: Worker Rights
Remarks

Prepared Remarks: Trump Inaugural Committee Lawsuit

Delivered by Attorney General Karl A. Racine  

Press Release

AG Racine Sues Presidential Inaugural Committee and Trump Entities for Abusing Nonprofit Funds to Enrich Trump Family

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced a lawsuit against the 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee and two entities that own or control the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. for abusing nonprofit funds to enrich the Trump family.

Remarks

Prepared Remarks: Multistate SNAP ABAWD Lawsuit

Delivered by Attorney General Karl A. Racine

Topics: Public Safety
Press Release

AG Racine Leads Multistate Lawsuit to Stop Trump Administration From Eliminating Food Assistance for Nearly 700,000 Struggling Americans

Attorney General Karl A. Racine, along with New York State Attorney General Letitia James, today led a group of 15 Attorneys General and New York City in a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from eliminating food assistance for nearly 700,000 Americans.

Topics: Public Safety