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• 7/1/2025 Attorney General Tong Sues Department of Education to Stop Mental Health Funding Cuts

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 16 state attorneys general suing the U.S. Department of Education to stop illegal cuts to congressionally approved funding for mental health programs in K-12 schools, including more than $3 million to support social workers in Hartford, New Britain, Vernon and Waterbury schools through 2029.

• 7/1/2025 Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration for Illegally Sharing Personal Health Data with ICE

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate coalition filing a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) decision to provide unfettered access to individual personal health data to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which houses Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

• 7/1/2025 Attorney General Tong Wins Court Order Blocking Trump Administration’s Dismantling of Health and Human Services

  Attorney General William Tong today secured a preliminary injunction halting Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s attempt to dismantle the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), ensuring continued access to critical public health and social service programs.

• 6/30/2025 Attorney General Tong Opposes Latest United Illuminating Revenue Grab, Brief Filed Today Recommends PURA Reject Full $105 Million Ask

  Attorney General William Tong today filed a brief with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority urging the full rejection of United Illuminating’s latest $105 million rate hike demand. The company filed for the rate hike last fall, a mere year after receiving a prior revenue increase.

• 6/27/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement on Supreme Court Punt on Nationwide Injunction Blocking Unconstitutional Trump Order to Eliminate Birthright Citizenship

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the 6-3 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court striking down the nationwide injunction blocking the elimination of birthright citizenship while legal challenges continue.

• 6/26/2025 Attorney General Tong Joins Multi-State Letter Reminding Hospitals of Their Obligation to Provide Access to Emergency Abortion Care Under Federal Law

  Attorney General William Tong this week joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general issuing a letter to the American Hospital Association reminding hospitals of their obligation to comply with the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA).

• 6/24/2025 Attorney General Tong Challenges Trump Illegal Attempts to Terminate Federal Funding for States

  ttorney General William Tong today announced that he has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general suing the Trump Administration over its unprecedented and unlawful attempts to invoke a single provision buried in the federal regulations to strip away billions of dollars in critical federal funding for states and other grantees.

• 6/24/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement on the Passing of Mark Davis

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on the passing of former WTNH Chief Capitol Correspondent Mark Davis.

• 6/23/2025 Attorney General Tong Supports Lawsuits Challenging Public Media Funding Cuts

  Attorney General William Tong has filed a court brief along with 22 other attorneys general in support of two lawsuits brought by National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service that seek to block proposed funding cuts to their organizations and local affiliates.

• 6/18/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement on Supreme Court Decision Upholding Ban on Gender-Affirming Care

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the 6-3 decision issued by the U.S. Supreme Court today in U.S. v. Skrmetti, which upholds a law in the State of Tennessee banning transgender minors from receiving gender-affirming care.

• 6/17/2025 Attorney General Tong Issues Guidance Affirming the Legality and Necessity of Environmental Justice Initiatives

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of attorneys general issuing multistate guidance affirming the necessity and legality of environmental justice initiatives.

• 6/16/2025 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Of 23 Attorneys General Opposing President Trump’s Unlawful Freeze of Foreign Aid Funds

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a group of 23 attorneys general opposing the Trump Administration’s unlawful decision to withhold billions of dollars of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funding for foreign aid programs.

• 6/16/2025 Attorney General Tong Announces All 55 Attorneys General Sign On to $7.4 Billion Purdue Settlement

  Attorney General William Tong today announced that all 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and U.S. territories, agreed to sign on to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family.

• 6/16/2025 Attorney General Tong Files Brief Opposing Unlawful Termination of Job Corps

  Attorney General William Tong has joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general filing an amicus brief in support of Job Corps, a national program that offers career training and housing to young Americans from low-income backgrounds.

• 6/14/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding Assassination of Minnesota State Legislator

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the assassination of Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, and the attacks on State Senator John A. Hoffman and his wife Yvette outside Minneapolis.