WASHINGTON, D. C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine joined his counterparts from 23 states, cities, and counties from across the country today in issuing a statement opposing an executive order signed by President Trump, which he described as paving the way to eliminating the Clean Power Plan rule.

WASHINGTON, DC – Attorney General Karl A. Racine recently announced the winners of the Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) 2016 Employee Incentive Awards. Held at The Lincoln Theatre, the awards ceremony honored extraordinary service by select OAG employees and highlighted accomplishments from each of OAG’s 11 divisions.

WASHINGTON, D. C. -- The District of Columbia has obtained a preliminary injunction stopping further payment of fees by Community Academy Public Charter School to a for-profit management company owned by the school's founder, Kent Amos, D.C. Attorney General Irvin B. Nathan announced today.  The preliminary injunction order, issued yesterday by Superior Court Judge Neil E.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that 20 Attorneys General have joined him in supporting Statehood for the District of Columbia. In a first-of-its-kind statement issued ahead of D.C.’s April 16th celebration of Emancipation Day, the Attorneys General affirm that District residents deserve voting rights and autonomy and urge Congress to pass H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, a bill introduced by Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton that would make D.C. statehood a reality.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that Castle Management and other defendants, which owned and managed the Forest Ridge and The Vista Apartment complexes (398 units) in Ward 8, will pay $3.5 million to settle a lawsuit over dangerous and deplorable conditions at its properties.

May is Older Americans Month, and it’s a time for us to honor and show our appreciation for those in our own lives: the grandparents, great grandparents, parents, aunts and uncles, sisters and brothers, cousins, neighbors, friends, and more.

It’s also important that we have a conversation about how to keep our elderly loved ones safe from abuse and exploitation. Older residents deserve to live their golden years with dignity and respect, and my office is fighting to ensure they can do just that.

The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) works every day to stand up for District workers, including by fighting wage theft, protecting workers’ rights and making sure they get the wages and fair treatment they deserve, and holding employers accountable if they mistreat workers or do not follow workers’ rights laws.