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AG Racine Sends Letter To Senate Judiciary Members Expressing Support for Supreme Court Nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) urging the members of the Committee on the Judiciary to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court without delay.

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We Sued Grubhub to Protect Residents & Local Restaurants From Harmful and Deceptive Business Practices

Last week, we filed a lawsuit against Grubhub, a food delivery company, for charging hidden fees, misleading District residents, and exploiting local restaurants to boost its own profits. And it did all of this as residents and DC restaurants struggled during the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic…

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AG Racine Announces New Partnership with the Federal Communications Commission to Protect District Residents from Harmful and Illegal Robocalls

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced a federal-local partnership with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to investigate robocalls and to coordinate their efforts to safeguard District residents from these calls. 

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Testimony

AG Racine Testimony Before DC Council on Budgeting for the Future of the Independent Office of the Attorney General

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

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AG Racine Testimony Before DC Council on Budgeting for the Future of the Independent Office of the Attorney General

Attorney General Karl A. Racine will today participate in a hearing before the Council of the District of Columbia about budgeting for the future of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and additional resources that will help ensure it can continue its work to make the District fairer, safer…

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AG Racine Takes Enforcement Action Against Pepco for Systemically Mishandling DC Solar Energy Programs & Overcharging Thousands of DC Households on Their Electric Bills

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and the Office of the People’s Counsel (OPC) filed a complaint against Pepco for systemically mishandling community solar projects, potentially overcharging more than 6,800 District households on their…

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AG Racine Congratulates Three Former OAG Attorneys Who Will Serve as Law Clerks for New Court of Appeals Judge Loren L. AliKhan

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today congratulated three former attorneys from his office for becoming the first clerks for District of Columbia Court of Appeals Associate Judge Loren L. AliKhan. Following their clerkships for Judge AliKhan, all three will serve as law clerks on federal courts…

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AG Racine Sues Grubhub for Charging Hidden Fees & Using Misleading Marketing Tactics During the COVID-19 Pandemic to Increase Profits at the Expense of Consumers & Restaurants

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today filed a lawsuit against Grubhub Holdings, Inc. and Grubhub, Inc. (Grubhub), a food delivery company, for charging hidden fees and using deceptive marketing tactics during the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic to increase profits at the expense of consumers and…

At My Office, Every Week is Consumer Protection Week

Even though last week was National Consumer Protection week, at my office, every week is Consumer Protection Week. That’s because consumers like you play a key role in identifying and alerting our office to deceptive businesses, scams, and fraudsters.

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Testimony

OAG Testimony on Bill 24-0227, Financial Services Innovation and Regulatory Sandbox Creation Act of 2021

Statement of Benjamin Wiseman, Director, Office of Consumer ProtectionOffice of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia

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