It’s been a challenging year and a half. We’re all tired of the COVID-19 pandemic. But unfortunately, we’re now seeing the spread of a new variant. Now is the time for everyone to double down, get vaccinated and wear masks. The more we take these safety precautions right now, the higher likelihood we have of reducing the spread of this variant and protecting our families and communities.

WASHINGTON, D. C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine has joined a coalition of 19 state attorneys general in suing the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for abandoning a critical federal protection for students. The Borrower Defense Rule is designed to act as a shield for students who have been defrauded by predatory for-profit colleges.

DeVos’ decision puts in limbo thousands of District residents, whom the rule would have enabled to gain relief from loans they took out when they were misled into enrolling in predatory schools.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced the positive resolution of an investigation—stemming from a report by a community member—into allegations that a Maryland car dealership financially exploited an 86-year-old District resident. He also encouraged District residents, organizations, and businesses to learn how to spot elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and to report these harmful practices to the Office of the Attorney General (OAG).  

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Attorney General Karl A. Racine
Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia
Marriott Lawsuit Press Call
July 9, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today joined a coalition of 20 Attorneys General in filing a lawsuit opposing the Trump Administration’s new rule circumventing the Flores Settlement Agreement, which has governed the treatment of children in immigration custody since 1997. In the complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, the coalition asserts that the rule eliminates several critical protections guaranteed by the Flores Settlement Agreement.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that in response to Texas and Arizona Governors’ busing migrants to the District, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) will offer grants to local organizations at the front lines of providing critical humanitarian assistance and services.