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1/15/2021
Attorney General Tong Joins Suit to Block Trump Administration Rule That Locks In Dangerous Levels of Airplane Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate coalition suing to block an unlawful Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that would lock in dangerously high levels of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from airplanes.
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1/13/2021
Attorney General Tong Challenges Trump Administration Rule Leaving in Place Insufficient Standards Regulating Particulate Matter Pollution
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general and the City of New York in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s decision to leave current National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter pollution unchanged.
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1/13/2021
AG Tong Urges Public to Report Information Regarding US Capitol Attack to FBI, Joins State Attorneys General in Condemning Attack
Attorney General William Tong today joined a bipartisan coalition of 50 states, territories, and the District of Columbia sending a letter to Acting U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen condemning the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol and stating such actions cannot be allowed to go unchecked.
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1/6/2021
AG Tong Statement On Violent Insurrection
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement on the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol today.
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1/4/2021
Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Coalition in Friend-of-the-Court Briefs Opposing Trump Administration “Death to Asylum” Rule
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general, led by California, in two amicus briefs in support of two separate challenges to a Trump Administration rule that guts major aspects of the existing asylum system and effectively eliminates the meaningful right to apply for protection in the United States.
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12/31/2019
AG Tong Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Rule Undermining Energy Efficiency Standards for Dishwashers
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general and the City of New York in filing a lawsuit challenging the Department of Energy’s (DOE) final rule undermining current energy efficiency standards for residential dishwashers.
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12/31/2020
AG Tong Statement On Major Victory to Protect Public Health
State Supreme Court Affirms Governor’s Authority During Public Health And Civil Preparedness Emergencies
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12/31/2020
Attorney General Tong Leads Coalition of Attorneys General in Important Win on Prescription Drugs
Statement on HHS Advisory Opinion on 340B Drug Pricing Program
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12/30/2020
An Open Letter from Attorney General William Tong on his Second Year In Office
This year has been unlike any other. “Unprecedented” barely scrapes the surface of both the tragedy and heroism we have experienced.
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12/28/2020
Attorney General Tong Joins 23-State Coalition Encouraging Diversity and Local Ownership in Broadcast Media
State Attorneys General Argue Before Supreme Court that a Diverse and Local Media Benefits Communities, Democracy
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12/23/2020
Attorney General Tong Resolves Data Breach Investigation of Sabre Hospitality Solutions
Attorney General Tong, along with the attorneys general of 27 states, has entered into a settlement with Sabre Corp. that resolves an investigation into the 2017 data breach of Sabre Hospitality Solutions’ hotel booking system.
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12/23/2020
Attorney General Tong Files Amicus Brief in Support of Lawsuit Challenging Permit for Keystone XL Pipeline
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in support of environmental groups’ challenge to the Keystone XL Pipeline.
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12/22/2020
AG Tong Argues ATF Has Failed to Regulate Ghost Guns
Attorney General William Tong announced Connecticut has joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general urging the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to compel the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to properly regulate untraceable partially-assembled “ghost guns.
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12/21/2020
AG Tong Joins Multistate Comments Against Trump Administration's Rush to Sell Oil and Gas Leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 13 states in filing comments with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) opposing the Trump Administration’s reckless plan to sell oil and gas leases in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge before President Trump leaves office, rushing the process with unprecedented haste before the scheduled public comment period has closed.
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12/18/2020
Attorney General Tong Announces $2 Million Multistate Settlement with CafePress Over 2019 Data Breach
Attorney General William Tong today announced that a coalition of seven states has reached a $2 million settlement with CafePress, Inc. stemming from a 2019 data breach of its user database that compromised the personal information of approximately 22 million consumers, including more than 236,000 Connecticut residents.