Karl Racine
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DC AG: Foreign teacher exchange program threatened deportation
D.C.’s attorney general says a teacher exchange program in the district lied to foreign recruits and threatened them with deportation if they didn’t sign annual contracts.
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DC sues 7, charging school residency fraud; seeks $700,000
D.C.’s attorney general is suing seven people in three families, claiming they lied about living in the District in order to send their kids to D.C. schools for free.
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DC files suit against 4 parents, city employee for defrauding schools
Four Maryland parents and a D.C. employee are facing fraud charges for allegedly enrolling their children in District schools — and D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine said there could be more suits coming.
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‘The bulletproof vest without the vest’: Ex-cons, former gang members forge peace in DC neighborhoods
Walking some of D.C.’s most dangerous streets, a team of so-called “violence interrupters” root out and mediate problems in neighborhoods before they escalate. It’s part of a budding program out of Attorney General Karl Racine’s office called Cure the Streets.
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DC’s attorney general proposes that funeral costs be transparent
After finding that a funeral home was taking advantage of customers, Karl Racine now wants the D.C. Council to consider a districtwide funeral bill of rights, as well as a requirement that the businesses post their costs online.
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DC eatery fined for ID’ing transgender woman over bathroom
D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine said Wednesday that the District has settled with Cuba Libre over the violation of the D.C. Human Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination based on gender identity or expression in public accommodations.
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DC sues Washington Sports Club over ‘misleading’ policies, fees
D.C.’s attorney general claims that customers were misled about cancellation policies and charged after they’d ended their memberships.
3 months ago -
Road closures, parking restrictions set for Bowser’s 2nd swearing-in
Muriel Bowser is set to begin her second term as D.C.’s mayor, with a swearing-in ceremony set for Wednesday morning at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
4 months ago -
DC attorney general sues Facebook over data privacy
The D.C. Attorney General Office is suing Facebook claiming the social media giant failed to safeguard users’ data and improperly shared information, including with the political research firm Cambridge Analytica during the 2016 presidential election.
4 months ago -
DC sues 6 Md. parents accused of faking residency to send kids to District schools
The D.C. attorney general’s office is seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars from Maryland parents who it claims faked District residency to send their children to prestigious D.C. schools without paying tuition.
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2 attorneys general to subpoena Trump Organization, Treasury
The attorneys general of the District of Columbia and Maryland plan to file subpoenas Tuesday seeking records from the Trump Organization, the Internal Revenue Service and dozens of other entities as part of a lawsuit accusing Donald Trump of profiting off the presidency.
5 months ago -
DC files suit to get votes in Congress
A lawsuit was filed Monday on behalf of D.C. residents in a new bid to put legal pressure on Congress to give the District of Columbia full voting rights and representation on Capitol Hill.
6 months ago -
DC voter guide: General election 2018
Even though the District isn’t a state there are plenty of reasons to vote in the general election Nov. 6. Here’s what you need to know.
6 months ago -
AG investigating possible cover-up of clergy abuse at Washington Archdiocese
Since the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington is a nonprofit, covering up sexual abuse allegations would be a violation of the organization’s standing.
6 months ago -
DC attorney general sues ICE over immigration raids
The office of D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine filed suit against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, alleging that the agency has failed to properly respond to requests for information about raids carried out earlier this year in predominantly Latino communities in the District.
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