2012 Press Releases
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Statement of Attorney General Jepsen on Federal Appeals Court Defense of Marriage Act Ruling
“Discrimination based on sexual orientation has no place in our society or under our laws."
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Statement of Attorney General George Jepsen on Massachusetts Agreement In Proposed NU-NSTAR Merger
“We will carefully review the Massachusetts agreement, but that agreement has little bearing on whether the proposed merger is in the public interest in Connecticut. NU and NSTAR still must prove that Connecticut customers will be better off as a result of the merger."
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Statement of Attorney General George Jepsen About Lawsuit Filed Against the State in Sandy Hook Shooting
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Statement from Attorney General Jepsen on Board of Regents for Higher Education
"In a similar situation, this office concluded in 2010 that the then State University System Board of Trustees could not delegate its statutory responsibility to remove a University President and that such action taken without that Board’s approval was without legal authority."
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Statement from Attorney General Jepsen on 2nd Circuit DOMA Ruling
“As I’ve said before, discrimination based on sexual orientation has no place in our society or under our laws. Today’s ruling is another important step toward affirming the rights of all married couples in the state of Connecticut."
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State Wins Emergency Court Order To Force Owners to Secure Former Power Plant in New Haven
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State Cautions Residents on Charitable Giving: Beware of Potential Scams
Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein and Attorney General George Jepsen are cautioning residents that scammers may already be seeking to exploit the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy for their own purposes.
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Settlement Requires EPA to Update National Standards for Soot Pollution by End of the Year
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will produce updated national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) on particulate matter by December 2012 under a settlement reached with Connecticut and a coalition of 10 other states, Attorney General George Jepsen and state Department of Energy & Environmental Protection Commissioner Daniel Esty announced.
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POSTPONED: “No Excuse for Financial Abuse” Attorney General Highlights Triad Annual Conference
Attorney General George Jepsen is encouraging members of the public and social service agencies that work with seniors to attend the annual Connecticut Triad conference to learn more about financial exploitation and ways to protect against such abuse.
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Attorneys General Seek Information About Data Breach at On-Line Retailer Zappos.com, Inc.
Concerned about a recent hacking attack that may have affected more than 24 million customers, Attorney General George Jepsen, with support from eight other states, has asked Zappos.com, Inc. about its efforts to protect private customer information and its response to the breach.
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Attorney General George Jepsen has asked a Seattle, WA company for more information about certain property tax appeal services offered to Connecticut consumers after complaints were raised about the company in New Britain.
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Attorney General Seeks Information about Barnes & Noble Data Breach
Attorney General George Jepsen said that three Barnes & Noble, Inc. stores in Connecticut were among those where hackers breached point-of-sale keypad card terminals to access personal identification numbers and credit and debit card information.
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Attorney General George Jepsen said today that payment claim forms are going out to thousands of Connecticut borrowers whose homes were lost to foreclosure between Jan. 1, 2008 and Dec. 31, 2011, and who may be eligible for payment under the $25 billion National Mortgage Foreclosure settlement.
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Attorney General Joins “Stop the Texts” Day National Campaign
Attorney General George Jepsen today joined the nationwide “Stop the Texts Day” campaign in a continuing effort to educate young drivers about the dangers of texting while driving. May is National Youth Traffic Safety Month.
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Attorney General Jepsen to eBook Purchasers: Settlement Credit Notification Process has Begun
Attorney General Jepsen today advised Connecticut residents who may have purchased certain eBooks that the notice process is underway in a $69 million national settlement with publishers announced earlier this year. Approximately $1.3 million of the settlement will be allotted to Connecticut consumers, if the settlement is approved by the court.