News & Updates
AG Racine's Brief: Reforms at the DC Jail are Long Overdue
Recent reports of squalid conditions in the District’s jail are unfortunately not new. But they should finally serve as a clarion call to District leaders to take bold action. Instead of making modest improvements to our crumbling jail, the District must use this moment to take a different…
AG Racine Announces Chief Deputy AG Jason Downs' Departure from OAG
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that Chief Deputy Attorney General Jason Downs will soon depart the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) to co-lead a national law firm’s state attorneys general practice group.
OP-ED: The Mayor Must Step Up and Reform the DC Jail
Recent reports of squalid conditions in the District’s jail are unfortunately not new. But they should finally serve as a clarion call to District leaders to take bold action. Instead of making modest…
OP-ED: Dear SCOTUS, 3.5 Million Americans in territories deserve same federal benefits
What do American citizens living in Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa all have in common? They lack equal access to federal social safety net programs, like Supplemental Security Income and food stamps that lift families and children out…
AG Racine Announces Successful Resolution of Two Environmental Enforcement Actions & Files New Lawsuit Against Local Polluter
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) successfully resolved two environmental enforcement actions—winning a judgment in a water pollution lawsuit and reaching a settlement in a lead paint investigation—and filed a new lawsuit against a…
AG Racine Calls on 6 District Funeral Homes to Post Their Prices Online
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today called on six funeral homes throughout the District to fully comply with the District’s emergency COVID-19 law, which requires funeral homes to include pricing information about funeral goods and services on their websites.
Suing Mark Zuckerberg and Holding CEOs Accountable
In October, I added Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to a lawsuit I filed in 2018 suing Facebook. Our lawsuit goes after Facebook for deceiving its consumers about the steps Facebook would take to protect user data. These failures to put in place safeguards…
AG Racine Announces Settlements in Three Lawsuits Against Real Estate Companies & Professionals that Discriminated Against District Voucher Holders in Wards 4 & 8
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced three settlements with real estate companies and professionals accused of posting illegal and discriminatory advertisements against housing voucher holders on online platforms.