News & Updates
Statement by AG Racine on New D.C. MPD Chief Robert J. Contee III
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today issued a statement after news that Mayor Bowser has selected Robert J. Contee III as the District of Columbia’s next Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department.
D.C. Consumers: Important Update Regarding Washington Sports Clubs
AG Racine continues to fight for fair treatment of consumers and the refunds and credits they are owed by Washington Sports Club.
OAG Testimony on Exploring Non-Law Enforcement Alternatives to Meeting Community Needs
Statement of Elizabeth A. Wieser, Deputy Attorney General – Public Safety Division, Office of the Attorney General
AG Racine Joins Multistate Lawsuit Seeking to End Google’s Illegal Monopoly in Search
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today joined a bipartisan coalition of 38 attorneys general in suing Google LLC for use of anticompetitive exclusionary contracts and conduct to maintain its monopoly power over online search engines and related advertising markets.
AG Racine Leads 19-State Coalition Arguing ATF Has Failed to Regulate Ghost Guns
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced he led a coalition of 19 Attorneys General urging the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to compel the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to properly regulate untraceable partially-assembled “ghost guns…
AG Racine Applauds Council's Passage of Criminal Justice Reform and Civil Rights Legislation
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today applauds the Council’s passage of several important pieces of criminal justice reform and civil rights legislation, including the Omnibus Public Safety and Justice Amendment Act of 2020 and the Bella Evangelista and Tony Hunter Panic Defense Prohibition and…
AG Racine Announces Urban Athletic Club Will Comply With COVID-19 Emergency Measures
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that Urban Athletic Club, a District gym chain, has agreed to comply with emergency COVID-19 health and safety requirements.
Statement by AG Racine on U.S. Attorney General Barr’s Resignation
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today issued the following statement after news that U.S. Attorney General William Barr had resigned.
Countering Hate in 2021
This month, AG Racine assumed the role of President of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG), a non-partisan national organization of 56 Attorneys General from states and territories across our country.
Statement by AG Racine on the U.S. Supreme Court’s Rejection of the Baseless Republican AG Effort to Invalidate the 2020 Election Results
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today issued the following statement after receiving news that the United States Supreme Court denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request to invalidate the results of the election in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.