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My Office’s Record of Standing Up for District Residents

Last week, I testified before the DC Council about the work of the Office of the Attorney General. It was my last oversight hearing as Attorney General. Reflecting on my two terms as the first independent elected attorney general, I’m proud of the work we have done to advocate every day for…

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AG Racine Testimony Before DC Council on the Office of the Attorney General's Work to Stand Up for District Residents

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

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AG Racine Statement on Senate Confirmation of Solicitor General Loren AliKhan to Serve on the D.C. Court of Appeals

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed District of Columbia Solicitor General Loren L. AliKhan by a vote of 55-41 to serve as an Associate Judge on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. She was nominated by President Joe Biden …

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AG Racine Announces Nearly $4 Million Settlement with Predatory Online Lender That Will Compensate Thousands of District Consumers

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that Elevate Credit, Inc. (Elevate), a predatory online lender, will pay at least $3.3 million to refund over 2,500 District consumers who were misleadingly marketed high-cost loans and lines of credit, waive over $300,000 in interest owed by those…

Tenant Alert: You have a right to stay warm in your apartment

The law is clear: No one should be stuck in the cold inside their apartments.

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AG Racine Announces Wage Theft Lawsuit Against Company Operating Supported-Living Homes for Denying Frontline Workers Their Full Wages During the Pandemic

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced a wage theft lawsuit against a company operating supported-living facilities and its former owners for denying frontline health care workers the wages they were due after working extended hours for patients during the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic…

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AG Racine Announces New Lawsuits to Protect Longtime District Residents from Displacement & Dangerous Housing Conditions

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that his office filed two separate lawsuits against neglectful landlords to protect District residents in Ward 5 and Ward 2 from displacement and remedy hazardous housing conditions.

Topics: Tenant Rights

Calling on all Leaders to Make DC Safer

Many Washingtonians are understandably on edge about recent increases in crime. We all want our families, friends, neighbors, and every District resident to live in safe communities where our children can walk around without us having to worry about them. To achieve that goal, we must be clear…

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AG Racine Statement on OAG's Prosecution of Juvenile Violent Crime

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today issued the following statement about the Office of the Attorney General (OAG)’s prosecution of violent crime by juveniles. OAG prosecutes all incidents of violent crime committed by juveniles, where there is sufficient evidence to do so. These efforts are…

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