News & Updates
AG Racine Releases Report on Payroll Fraud in District Construction Industry
Report Details How Companies Evade Taxes and Reduce Workers’ Take-Home Pay by Illegally Misclassifying Workers as Independent Contractors
DC’s Red Flag Law: Removing Guns from Potentially Dangerous Persons
Learn how you can use the District’s “Red Flag Law” to remove a firearm from a potentially dangerous individual.
AG Racine Announces New Senior Leadership Appointments
Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced the appointment of several individuals to leadership positions within the Office of the Attorney General (OAG).
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.
OP-ED: No, D.C.’s criminal justice reform efforts don’t go too far
The District’s incarceration rate is higher than any state in the nation — and any country. In large part, that’s owed to a period of excessive mandatory-minimum-sentencing guidelines, which disproportionately targeted people of color.
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.
Opposing the Death Penalty
The government is meant to protect its citizens—it should not be in the business of killing them.
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.