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• 4/28/2026 Attorney General Tong Joins Bipartisan Effort to Curb Sales of Illegal Vaping Products

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a bipartisan coalition of 24 other attorneys general and the City of New York in urging major credit card companies and payment processors, including American Express, Capital One, Citi Group, Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, Stripe, Sezzle, and Block (operator of Square, Cash App, and Afterpay) to take stronger action to prevent their payment networks from being used to facilitate sales of illegal vaping products.

• 4/24/2026 Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration Over Failure to Implement Life-Saving Soot Standard

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general and local governments in suing the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its failure to implement a lifesaving 2024 Clean Air Act rule strengthening national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5), commonly known as soot.

• 4/22/2026 Attorney General Tong Statement on Passing of Former State Rep. Stephen Dargan of West Haven

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement on the passing of former State Rep. Stephen Dargan of West Haven.

• 4/20/2026 Attorney General Tong Announces Sephora to Adopt Safeguards Regarding Marketing of Anti-Aging Skincare Products to Kids Following Connecticut Investigation

  Attorney General William Tong today announced that Sephora has adopted new safeguards regarding marketing of anti-aging skincare products to kids, resolving an investigation by the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General.

• 4/18/2026 Attorney General Tong Secures Critical Win in Nexstar/Tegna Merger Challenge, Court Orders Titans to Halt Merging

  Attorney General William Tong today issued the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California granted a preliminary injunction halting the merger of Tegna Inc. (Tegna) and Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nexstar) while litigation in this case proceeds.

• 4/17/2026 Attorney General Tong calls on CFPB to Abandon Plan to Decimate Enforcement and Consumer Protection

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to scale back its plans that would severely reduce staffing, undermine the agency’s statutory obligation to supervise financial institutions, weaken enforcement, and result in less relief and protection for consumers. 

• 4/14/2026 Attorney General Tong Praises Senate Passage of Bill 397

  Attorney General William Tong today praised passage in the state Senate proposed legislation that seeks to strengthen accountability for federal immigration enforcement and protect communities across the state.

• 4/15/2026 Jury Finds Live Nation and Ticketmaster Illegally Eliminated Competition, Hurting Fans, Artists, and Competing Venues

  Today, Attorney General Tong and a coalition of 33 other attorneys general won their lawsuit against Live Nation after a jury found that Live Nation and Ticketmaster violated federal and state antitrust laws by eliminating competition and driving up costs for fans, artists, and venues across the country.

• 4/14/2026 Attorney General Tong, Governor Lamont, and Mayor Elicker Release Statements in Response to Lawsuit Filed by Trump Administration

  Attorney General William Tong, Governor Ned Lamont, and New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker released the following statements after the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit targeting Connecticut’s Trust Act.

• 4/13/2026 Attorney General Tong Urges Supreme Court to Preserve Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Trump v. Miot and Mullin v. Doe in the Supreme Court of the United States, in support of a challenge to the Trump Administration’s termination of Haiti’s and Syria’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations.

• 4/10/2026 Attorney General Tong Announces Settlement with Norwegian Cruise Line Over COVID Cancellation Practices

  Attorney General William Tong today joined the attorneys general of Illinois, Louisiana, Minnesota, North Carolina, Nevada, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin in announcing a settlement with Norwegian Cruise Line, specifically NCL Bahamas, Ltd., following the multistate investigation of NCL’s sales practices and cancellations procedures during the Covid-19 pandemic.

• 4/6/2026 Attorney General Tong Warns Connecticut Against Investment Scams on Meta Platforms

  Attorney General William Tong today issued an investor alert to warn Connecticut about the prevalence of fraudulent investment schemes proliferating across Meta platforms, including on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

• 4/3/2026 Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful Executive Order Attempting to Exert Federal Control Over Elections

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general and one governor in suing President Trump in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, challenging his unlawful Executive Order that attempts to interfere with states’ constitutional authority to administer elections by restricting voter eligibility and mail voting to lists of voters pre-authorized by the federal government.

• 4/2/2026 Attorney General Tong Successfully Protects State Energy Programs

  Attorney General William Tong today released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) rescinded its unlawful policy capping reimbursement for state energy programs and agreed to dismiss its appeal, preserving states’ victory in federal court and bringing the case to a close.

• 4/1/2026 Attorney General Tong Leads Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congress to Pass Legislation to Protect Communities from Illicit Xylazine

  Attorney General William Tong is co-leading a bipartisan coalition of 40 other attorneys general in calling on Congress to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act.