News & Updates
We Secured Nearly $80 Million for DC, including from the Sackler Family & Purdue Pharma, to Support Victims of the Opioid Crisis
Today, attorneys general from the District and eight other states reached a landmark agreement that requires the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma to pay a total of up to $6 billion – an additional $1.7 billion more than an initial agreement that some states agreed to last year. It…
AG Racine Announces Sackler Family & Purdue Pharma Will Pay $6 Billion for Their Role in Creating & Profiting from the Opioid Crisis - $1.7 Billion More Than Initial Agreement
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced the District and eight other states reached a landmark settlement agreement that requires the Sackler family to pay a total of up to $6 billion – an additional $1.7 billion more than the initial agreement – to resolve the family’s and Purdue…
T-Mobile customers should take action to protect their identities, as their data may be for sale on the dark web
Residents who were impacted by the massive data breach announced by T-Mobile in August 2021 should take steps to protect their information from identity theft, because they are at heightened risk as a result of the breach.
AG Racine Announces Opioid Distributors and Johnson & Johnson Will Pay Over $47 Million to the District
Today, Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced that the District will receive over $47 million from a signed settlement with the opioid manufacturer Johnson & Johnson and three leading opioid distributors which will be used for needed support…
AG Racine Welcomes 2022 Class of Recent Area Law School Graduates to Office as Charles F.C. Ruff Fellows
Attorney General Karl A. Racine welcomed 16 recent graduates from local law schools joining the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) for the 2022 Charles F.C. Ruff Fellowship.
AG Racine Announces Lawsuit Against Presidential Inaugural Committee & Trump Entities Will Go To Trial in September 2022
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced the District of Columbia’s lawsuit against Donald Trump’s 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC), the Trump International Hotel, and the Trump Organization for misusing $1.1 million of nonprofit funds will go to trial in September 2022.
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…
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
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.…