2023 Press Releases

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• 7/19/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins USDA in Historic Partnership with Bipartisan State Attorneys General to Help Reduce Anticompetitive Barriers Across Food, Agriculture Supply Chains

  Attorney General William Tong today joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in launching a partnership between USDA and bipartisan attorneys general in 31 states and the District of Columbia to enhance competition and protect consumers in food and agricultural markets, including in grocery, meat and poultry processing, and other markets.

• 7/17/2023 Attorney General Tong, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Consumer Protection Warn Against Scams Targeting Military Servicemembers and Veterans During Military Consumer Month

  Attorney General William Tong, Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Ronald P. Welch and Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Bryan T. Cafferelli today marked Military Consumer Month by urging servicemembers, veterans, and their families to remain vigilant against scams which specifically target them.

• 7/17/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces Settlement Regarding Unlawful Construction of Trump Border Wall

  As part of a coalition of 18 states, Attorney General William Tong today announced a settlement of lawsuits over the unlawful construction of border wall projects that occurred during the Trump Administration.

• 7/13/2023 Attorney General Tong Sues Stone Academy, Joseph Bierbaum, Paier College of Art for Violations of Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act

  Attorney General William Tong today sued Stone Academy, Paier College of Art and their owner Joseph Bierbaum alleging numerous violations of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act following the abrupt closure of the for-profit nursing school.

• 7/12/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Dismissal of Challenge to Regulation of Firearms in State Parks

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement praising U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton’s dismissal of plaintiff’s Second Amendment challenge to Connecticut’s commonsense prohibition on unauthorized carrying of firearms in State parks and forests.

• 7/11/2023 Attorney General Tong: Strong Anti-Discrimination Laws Continue to Protect LGBTQ+ Rights in Connecticut

  Attorney General William Tong today released guidance affirming strong state and federal anti-discrimination laws protecting LGBTQ+ rights after the painful and wrongly decided U.S. Supreme Court decision in 303 Creative v. Elenis.

• 7/10/2023 Attorney General Tong and FCC Warn Consumers of Increased Risk of Student Loan Debt Scam Robocalls and Robotexts

  Attorney General William Tong and the FCC’s Robocall Response Team are warning consumers about a potential rise in student loan debt scam robocalls and robotexts in the wake of the recent Supreme Court decision in Biden v. Nebraska.

• 7/5/2023 Attorney General Tong Defends Rhode Island's Restrictions on Large-Capacity Magazines

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 18 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief defending Rhode Island’s restrictions on large-capacity firearm magazines.

• 7/5/2023 Attorney General Tong Defends Efforts to Protect Transgender Students' Privacy

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 16 state attorneys general in an amicus brief supporting schools’ ability to protect the privacy of transgender students who have shared their identity with school staff.

• 7/5/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Court Decision Requiring WinRed to Comply with Connecticut Consumer Protection Investigation

  Attorney General William Tong issued a statement following a decision by Superior Court Judge Cesar A. Noble requiring WinRed Technical Services (WRTS) to comply with Connecticut’s consumer protection investigation.

• 6/30/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Allowing Business to Discriminate Against LGBTQ+ Customers

  Attorney General William Tong released a statement today responding to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, which allowed a Colorado web designer to refuse to build wedding websites for LGBTQ+ couples.

• 6/30/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Supreme Court Decision Blocking Student Debt Relief

  Attorney General William Tong today released a statement following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Biden v. Nebraska blocking the Biden Administration’s targeted plan to cancel some student loan debt.

• 6/29/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition to Protect Patient Access to Preventative Health Care Services

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief to protect a key provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) that guarantees access to critical preventive care for millions of Americans.

• 6/29/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Striking Down Race-Conscious Admissions

  Attorney General William Tong released a statement today following a U.S. Supreme Court decision undercutting more than four decades of precedent allowing higher education institutions to consider race or ethnicity as part of holistic admissions processes to promote diversity in learning environments.

• 6/29/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement Following Attack on Rep. Khan Outside Eid Al-Adha Prayers

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement in solidarity with State Rep. Maryam Khan who was violently attacked outside Eid Al-Adha prayers in Hartford on Wednesday.