News & Updates
Convening Against Anti-AAPI Hate
Our country faces a reckoning as the pandemic has laid bare many of the disparities and biases that have only been exacerbated during the past year.
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OAG Testimony on Local Control of Parole in the District of Columbia
Statement of Emily Gunston, Deputy Attorney General for Legislative Affairs and Policy, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia
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AG Racine & AG Tong Host Landmark National Convening on Combating Anti-AAPI Hate
Today, National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) President and District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine co-hosted a landmark national convening with Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and the Attorney General Alliance (AGA) on countering anti-AAPI (Asian…
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OAG Testimony on The Operations of the Department of Forensic Science
Statement of Karl A. Racine, Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia
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AG Racine Sues Fitness Training Company for Fraudulent Medicaid Billing Scheme
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced a lawsuit against Oji Fit World, a fitness training company, for filing false Medicaid claims and defrauding the District.
Championing DC Statehood
DC is my home. I was raised here. I’ve seen how much DC has grown and changed over the years. I’ve been proud to get to know many others raised in DC, and to welcome new residents who have settled in and made it their home too.
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AG Racine Statement on House Passage of H.R. 51 To Make DC a State
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 51 which would make the District of Columbia a state.
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OAG Testimony on School Security in District of Columbia Public and Public Charter Schools
Statement of Seema Gajwani, Special Counsel for Juvenile Justice Reform and Chief of the Restorative Justice Section, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia
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AG Racine Sues Baby Food Company Beech-Nut for Misleading Parents About the Health & Safety of Its Products
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today filed a lawsuit against Beech-Nut Nutrition Company, one of the largest manufacturers of baby food in the United States, for misleading parent-consumers about the health and safety of its products.
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Statement by AG Racine on the Guilty Verdict of Derek Chauvin
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today issued the following statement after the guilty verdict of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd.