News & Updates
AG Racine Leads Multistate Coalition Challenging Trump's Move To Gut Protections For Asylum Seekers Fleeing Persecution
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today led a group of 21 State Attorneys General to challenge the Trump administration’s proposed changes to asylum standards.
AG Racine Sues Precision Contracting Solutions Over Shoddy and Destructive Home Construction Work
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today filed a lawsuit against a local home contracting company and its father-son management team—Precision Contracting Solutions, LP and Derrick and Stephen Sieber—for deceiving consumers about home construction services and damaging homes across the District.…
Urging Congress to Address the Threat of “Forever” Chemicals
“Forever” chemicals are toxic, manmade substances that resist degradation in the environment—hence the “forever” name—and are found in things like textiles with Scotchgard, Teflon products, food packaging, and firefighting foam.
Newsletter: Saving Lives by Interrupting Violence
Tragically, the District has seen a spike in gun-related violence over the past few weeks that has raised the number of gun fatalities to over 90 this year.
AG Racine Sues Ward 7 Landlord for Exposing Tenants to Toxic Lead Paint
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced a lawsuit against Starkoda C. Plummer, the owner of Ward 7 apartment building, for endangering the health and safety of District residents by exposing them to toxic lead-based paint.
How to Get Relief If You Were Harmed by Equifax’s Data Breach
This week, AG Racine announced a historic $600 million multistate settlement with Equifax over its 2017 data breach that exposed the personal information of more than 350,000 District residents and nearly half of the US population.
Listening to Our Youth: OAG’s New High School Advisory Council
This summer, the Office of Attorney General (OAG) launched its High School Advisory Council (HSAC), a new program designed for youth to learn advocacy and policymaking and to inform OAG’s work.
OP-ED: Why are we sentencing juveniles to die in prison? The Supreme Court dropped the ball.
Sometimes the Supreme Court gets it wrong. In the case of Bobby Bostic, the mistake will likely cost him his life in prison.
AG Racine Leads 18-State Coalition Supporting California's Ban on Large Capacity Magazines to Protect Public Safety
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today led a group of 18 State Attorneys General to defend California’s ban on large-capacity magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
OP-ED: DC statehood is necessary to fully secure right for women to choose
The fundamental right of a woman to choose her reproductive future is more vulnerable than ever due to appointments of conservative judges to the Supreme Court and coordinated efforts to curtail abortion access by certain states.