2023 Press Releases

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• 12/28/2023 The Year in Review A Message from Attorney General Tong

• 12/21/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Coalition to Combat Air Pollution

  Attorney General William Tong this week joined a coalition of attorneys general and localities in submitting an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in the case of Kentucky v. EPA to defend the U.S Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority under the Clean Air Act to ensure that each state does its fair share to reduce the air pollution that travels into other states.

• 12/21/2023 Attorney General Tong Urges Congress to Pass NCAA Accountability Act of 2023

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a bipartisan coalition of 18 attorneys general in urging Congress to pass the NCAA Accountability Act of 2023.

• 12/19/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces $700 Million Settlement with Google Over Play Store Misconduct

  Attorney General William Tong and a bipartisan group of 52 other attorneys general today announced a $700 million agreement with Google in their lawsuit about Google’s anticompetitive conduct with the Google Play Store.

• 12/14/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Sandy Hook Anniversary

  Attorney General William Tong issued a statement on the eleventh anniversary of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

• 12/13/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Hear Case on Availability of Abortion Medication

  Attorney General William Tong today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear a case that could determine whether a Texas court will be allowed to impose outdated and medically unnecessary restrictions on mifepristone, a medication that millions of women have safely used for abortion care.

• 12/13/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning Texas Supreme Court Decision Upholding the State's Dangerous Abortion Ban

  Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 11 attorneys general released the following statement after the Texas Supreme Court denied abortion access to Kate Cox, a pregnant woman whose health and life were at risk as a result of a lethal fetal diagnosis.

• 12/8/2023 Attorney General Tong Takes Action to Stop Illegal Gun Trafficking

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate coalition of 21 attorneys general in support of a proposed Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) rule that would ensure more gun sales are subject to background checks and reduce illegal gun trafficking.

• 12/8/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces Enforcement Partnership with FCC's Privacy & Data Protection Task Force

  Attorney General William Tong joined with FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to announce a new initiative to strengthen and formalize the cooperation between the FCC and the states of Connecticut, Illinois, New York, and Pennsylvania on privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity enforcement matters.

• 12/6/2023 Attorney General Tong Elected Vice President of National Association of Attorneys General

  In a unanimous vote this week by fellow attorneys general, Attorney General William Tong was elected Vice President of the National Association of Attorneys General.

• 12/1/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on United Illuminating Interim Rate Hike Request

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding a $14 million interim rate hike request filed by United Illuminating.

• 11/28/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces Federal Appeals Court Decision Affirming Legitimacy of Connecticut Pardons

  Attorney General William Tong announced a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirming the legitimacy of Connecticut pardons and giving Connecticut resident Kimanie Tavoy Graham a second chance at remaining in the country.

• 11/16/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces $6.5 Million Settlement with Morgan Stanley for Two Data Security Incidents

  Attorney General William Tong along with five attorneys general today announced a $6.5 million settlement with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”) for compromising the personal information of its customers due to negligent internal data security practices.

• 11/15/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Amicus Brief Fighting for Texas Patients Put at Risk by Texas's Cruel Anti-Abortion Laws

  Attorney General William Tong this week joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in an amicus brief fighting for access to emergency care for Texas patients. The multistate coalition filed an amicus brief in the Texas Supreme Court backing the plaintiffs in Zurawski v Texas.

• 11/3/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Rate Hike Requests from Connecticut Natural Gas and Southern Connecticut Gas

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement today regarding rate hike requests filed today with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority by Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation (CNG) and Southern Connecticut Gas Company (SCG).