News & Updates
OAG Testimony on Bill 22-766, the Substance Abuse and Opioid Overdose Prevention Amendment Act of 2018, & B22-0687, the Adverse Childhood Experiences Task Force Act of 2018
Statement of Attorney General Karl A. Racine Bill 22-766, the Substance Abuse and Opioid Overdose Prevention Amendment Act of 2018 Bill 22-0687, the Adverse Childhood Experiences Task Force Act of 2018
Attorney General Racine Sues Neglectful Landlord for Endangering Tenants and Housing Code Violations
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced a lawsuit against Thomas K. Stephenson, the owner and operator of two rent-controlled apartment buildings in Northeast D.C., for persistently neglecting the properties and forcing tenants to live in conditions that threaten their health and safety…
OAG Testimony on Bill 22-780, the "Intrafamily Offenses and Anti-Stalking Orders Amendment Act of 2018"
Statement of Mina Q. Malik Deputy Attorney General, Public Safety Division Office of the Attorney General
AG Racine & 20 Attorneys General Demand Sessions End Illegal and Cruel Immigration Tactics Harming Children & Obstructing Crime Fighting
Today, Attorney General Karl A. Racine called on United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen to end the cruel and illegal attacks on children and families lawfully seeking asylum in the United States as they seek protection from domestic, sexual…
District Leads Coalition Defending States’ Ability to Protect Public Safety in Immigrant Communities
Attorney General Karl A. Racine is leading a coalition of nine states, including the District, in filing a friend-of-the-court brief defending California’s right to set its own public-safety policies against a challenge from United States Attorney General Jefferson B. Sessions III.
Attorney General Racine Files Amicus Brief in Defense of California Law Banning Large-Capacity Ammunition Magazines
A coalition of 12 states and the District of Columbia, led by D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine, today filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit to uphold a California ban on the possession of large-capacity ammunition magazines for guns…