Statement of Karl A. Racine, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia

Before the Committee on Government Operations & Facilities

Councilmember, Robert White, Chairperson

Public Hearing

Bill 24-558 – Stop Discrimination by Algorithms Act of 2021

Introduction

Washington, DC – Attorney General Karl A. Racine released the below statement today on the settlement agreement that the District reached with Donald L. Gates after a jury found in his favor in a lawsuit over his unjust imprisonment. The lawsuit asserted both federal civil-rights claims and a claim under the District’s Unjust Imprisonment Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that his office filed a friend-of-the-court brief asserting that residents of the District of Columbia deserve full voting rights and are harmed by their lack of congressional representation. The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) filed the amicus brief in support of a lawsuit brought by a group of District residents who allege that Congress’s refusal to grant them representation violates their constitutional rights.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced today that he led a coalition of 10 states in filing a friend-of-the-court brief in a U.S. Supreme Court case that could make it more difficult for police to do their jobs.

Statement of Elaine L. Block

Ethics Counsel

Office of the Attorney General

Before

The Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety

The Honorable Charles Allen, Chairperson

Statement of Adam Teitelbaum, Director, Office of Consumer Protection, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia

Before the Committee on Business and Economic Development

Public Hearing on Bill 25-280, Workers and Restaurants Are Priorities Act of 2023

June 8, 2023

WASHINGTON, D. C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today issued the below statement on D.C. Superior Court Judge Brian Holeman’s March 18 decision upholding the legality of the District’s Budget Autonomy Act:

Statement of Erin Cullen
Deputy Attorney General – Family Services Division
Office of the Attorney General

Before the
The Committee on the Judiciary & Public Safety
The Honorable Charles Allen, Chairperson