News & Updates
AG Racine Leads Multistate Coalition to Prevent Discrimination By Publicly-Funded Government Contractors
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today co-led a coalition of eight Attorneys General supporting the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ (OFCCP) work to fight employment discrimination by federal contractors.
Viruses Don’t Discriminate
This week, President Trump stoked the flames of racism and discrimination against Asians and Asian Americans when he referred to COVID-19 as the “Chinese Virus.”
Testimony on Hate Crime Civil Enforcement Clarification Amendment Act of 2019
Statement of Toni Michelle Jackson, Deputy Attorney General, Public Interest Division, Office of the Attorney General
Newsletter: Housing Discrimination is Illegal
The District’s severe affordable housing crisis means many vulnerable residents must rely on housing assistance to afford a place to live.
Testimony on Rental Housing Source of Income Amendment Act of 2019
Statement of Michelle D. Thomas, Chief, Civil Rights Section, Office of the Attorney General
Testimony on Attorney General Civil Rights Enforcement Clarification Amendment Act of 2019
Statement of Michelle D. Thoma, Chief, Civil Rights Section, Office of the Attorney General
AG Racine Announces Real Estate Company to Pay $900K for Discriminating Against Low-Income District Renters
Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced today that Curtis Investment Group, Inc., a large local real estate company, will be required to pay $900,000 to the District to resolve a 2019 housing discrimination lawsuit.
AG Racine Elevates Community Concerns about Housing Discrimination, Racism, and Violence Against LGBTQ+ Community
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today released a report highlighting key civil rights concerns District residents shared with the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), including concerns about housing discrimination, racism, and bias-motivated violence against the LGBTQ+ community.
Newsletter: Stopping Hate Crimes
This summer, OAG held a series of civil rights listening sessions across the District, and in every session, we heard concerns about bias-motivated violence against the LGBTQ+ community and the rise of anti-Semitic, anti-Muslim, and anti-immigrant violence.