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AG Racine Leads 18-State Coalition Opposing South Carolina’s Witness Requirement For Mail-In Ballots

Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced today that he is leading a group of 18 state Attorneys General in supporting a challenge to a South Carolina law that requires a witness signature for voters to cast their ballots by mail.

Topics: Civil Rights
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AG Racine Leads 17-State Coalition Defending Texas County Clerk’s Decision To Send Mail-In Voting Applications To Voters

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today led a group of 17 state Attorneys General to defend a Texas county clerk’s decision to send mail-in voting applications to registered voters ahead of the November election.

Topics: Civil Rights

Newsletter: Our Feet, Our Voices, Our Vote

Today marks the 57th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington and it comes as thousands of people once again take to our streets demanding change. 

Topics: Civil Rights

OP-ED: Welcome to the new civil rights era

My mother, Marie-Marcelle Buteau Racine, emigrated to the United States in 1963 from Haiti in hopes of creating a better life for our family.

Topics: Civil Rights
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AG Racine Joins Suit to Stop Trump's Postal Service Cuts to Undermine Election

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today joined a coalition of seven Attorneys General led by Pennsylvania in filing a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from undermining the United States Postal Service (USPS) in order to interfere with the November election.

Topics: Civil Rights
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AG Racine Announces Evolve LLC Must Pay $250k Penalty for Refusing to Rent to District Housing Voucher Recipients

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that local real estate company Evolve, LLC will be required to pay a penalty of up to $250,000 to resolve a 2018 housing discrimination lawsuit.

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AG Racine Leads 20-State Coalition Against Florida’s Unlawful Pay-To-Vote System For Formerly Incarcerated Citizens

Attorney General Karl A. Racine and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 20 Attorneys General in opposing a Florida “pay-to-vote” law that creates barriers to voting for formerly incarcerated citizens.

Topics: Civil Rights

Celebrating 30 Years of the Americans with Disabilities Act

This month marks the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Topics: Civil Rights
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AG Racine Sues 16 Real Estate Companies and Professionals for Illegal Housing Discrimination Against District Voucher Holders

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) filed eight separate lawsuits against 16 real estate companies and professionals for illegal housing discrimination in the District.

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AG Racine Sues Trump Administration For Allowing Health Care Discrimination

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today joined a coalition of 23 Attorneys General in filing a lawsuit to stop a new Trump Administration rule that makes it easier for health care providers and insurance companies to discriminate against certain vulnerable and protected classes of Americans.

Topics: Civil Rights