2024 Press Releases

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• 7/3/2024 Attorney General Tong Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Federal Ghost Gun Regulations

  Attorney General William Tong joined a group of 24 attorneys general filing an amicus brief in Garland v. VanDerStok, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold federal ghost gun regulations.

• 7/2/2024 Attorney General Tong Opens Investigation Into Capulet Entertainment

  Attorney General William Tong today opened an investigation into Capulet Entertainment following dozens of consumer complaints regarding the abrupt collapse of the three-day Capulet Fest 2024 music festival.

• 7/1/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Trump v. United States

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Trump v. United States involving presidential immunity.

• 6/28/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Overturning Chevron Doctrine

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement today after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Loper Bright v. Raimondo and Relentless v. Department of Commerce.

• 6/28/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on Death of Department of Transportation Employee Andrew DiDomenico

  Attorney General William Tong released a statement regarding the death of Connecticut Department of Transportation employee Andrew DiDomenico.

• 6/27/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Regarding Emergency Abortion Care

  Attorney General William Tong issued a statement today regarding the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Idaho v. United States and Moyle v. United States, in which the Biden Administration had challenged Idaho’s near-total abortion ban.

• 6/27/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Impacting Connecticut Air Quality and Public Health

  Attorney General William Tong today issued a statement following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Ohio v. EPA, temporarily staying the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s recent rule implementing the “Good Neighbor Provision” of the Clean Air Act to limit cross-state ozone pollution into states like Connecticut.

• 6/27/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Overturning Purdue Bankruptcy Order

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy order.

• 6/26/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Preserving the Government's Ability to Address Spread of Dangerous Content, Disinformation on Social Media Platforms

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court decision today in Murthy v. Missouri preserving the government’s ability to collaborate with social media companies to address the spread of disinformation and dangerous content on their platforms.

• 6/24/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Denial of Cert in Case Challenging Connecticut School Vaccine Requirements

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court today declined to hear a case challenging Connecticut Public Act No. 21-6, which eliminated the religious exemption to school vaccine requirements.

• 6/21/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Upholding Federal Domestic Violence Gun Law

  Attorney General William Tong today issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court decision in United States v. Rahimi upholding the federal law prohibiting individuals with domestic violence restraining orders from possessing guns.

• 6/20/2024 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition of Attorneys General Defending Diversity Initiatives Against Unfounded Attacks

  Attorney General William Tong, as part of a coalition of 19 attorneys general, issued a letter to the American Bar Association (ABA), Fortune 100 company CEOs and other leaders to refute baseless attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and programs.

• 6/20/2024 Attorney General Tong Seeks Rate Decreases for Connecticut Natural Gas and Southern Connecticut Gas Customers Following Millions in Over-Collections

  In briefs filed today with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, Attorney General William Tong sought rate decreases for both Connecticut Natural Gas (CNG) and Southern Connecticut Gas (SCG) customers following millions of dollars in over-earnings by CNG.

• 6/14/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Striking Down Federal Bump Stock Ban

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Garland v. Cargill, which challenged the federal ban on bump stock.

• 6/13/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on Supreme Court Decision Preserving Access to Medication Abortion

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the unanimous decision issued today by the U.S. Supreme Court in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine preserving access to medication abortion.