2025 Press Releases

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• 3/13/2025 Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration to Stop Dismantling of Department of Education and to Protect Students

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop the dismantling of the Department of Education (ED).

• 3/13/2025 Attorney General Tong and Coalition Issue Joint Statement on Continuing Resolution

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of seven attorneys general in issuing a joint statement in support of efforts in the U.S. Senate to block a partisan continuing resolution (CR).

• 3/12/2025 Attorney General Tong Backs Legislation to Increase Accountability for Gun Industry Bad Actors

  Attorney General William Tong today submitted testimony backing legislation proposed by his office to enable the state, municipalities and private citizens to sue bad actors in the gun industry who fail to take reasonable, commonsense measures to protect us from gun violence.

• 3/11/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Rejection of Petition from 19 Republican Attorneys General Seeking to Block Connecticut ExxonMobil Suit

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a petition filed by 19 Republican state attorneys general attempting to block cases filed by Connecticut and four other states seeking to hold ExxonMobil accountable for decades of deceiving Connecticut consumers about the climate harms of its products and business.

• 3/7/2025 Attorney General Tong Issues Testimony in Support of Increased Penalties for Illegal Street Takeovers and Reckless Driving

  Attorney General William Tong issued testimony today in support of S.B. 1284, An Act Concerning the Illegal Use of Certain Vehicles and Street Takeovers, which would enable municipalities to seize certain motor vehicles and increase penalties for those engaged in illegal street takeovers.

• 3/7/2025 Attorney General Tong Announces Coalition of State Attorneys General, DOJ Submit Final Proposed Fix to End Google's Search Monopoly

  A coalition of 38 State Attorneys General and the Justice Department today proposed a final package of remedies to end Google’s illegal monopoly over internet search engines and restore competition to the benefit of consumers nationwide.

• 3/7/2025 Attorney General Tong Moves for Temporary Restraining Order to Stop Mass Firings and Seek Reinstatement of Federal Probationary Employees

  Attorney General William Tong, alongside a coalition of 20 attorneys general, moved for a temporary restraining order for numerous federal agencies, asking that a federal court order them to cease the illegal mass layoffs of federal probationary employees, and to reinstate those who have been fired.

• 3/6/2025 Attorney General Tong Secures Court Order Blocking Trump Administration from Freezing Federal Funds

  Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 22 other attorneys general today won a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration to block its illegal policy that would freeze funding for essential federal agency grants, loans, and other financial assistance programs.

• 3/5/2025 Attorney General Tong Secures Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Administration for Defunding Medical and Public Health Innovation Research

  Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general have secured a nationwide preliminary injunction in Massachusetts v. NIH.

• 3/3/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement on Norwalk Mayor Rilling

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the announcement by Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling that he will not seek reelection.

• 2/28/2025 Attorney General Tong Takes Action to Enforce Court Order Stopping Trump Administration’s Illegal Funding Freeze

  Attorney General William Tong this evening joined a coalition of 22 other attorneys general in filing a second motion for enforcement in their ongoing lawsuit against the Trump administration’s illegal and destructive freeze of federal funding. Despite multiple court orders, the administration has continued to block hundreds of millions of dollars in grants to the states from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This funding freeze threatens critical emergency preparedness and recovery programs to address wildfires, floods, cybersecurity threats, and more.

• 2/27/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement on Bomb Threat Targeting Senator Harding and His Family

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the bomb threat targeting State Sen. Stephen Harding and his family.

• 2/27/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding Court Approval of $5 Million Settlement with Stone Academy and its Owners

  Attorney General William Tong released a statement today following court approval of the $5 million settlement with Stone Academy and its owners to resolve claims filed by the State and former students involving unfair and deceptive conduct at the defunct for-profit nursing school.

• 2/26/2025 Walgreens to Pay $97.8M to Resolve Allegations it Billed the Government for Uncollected Prescriptions

  Attorney General William Tong and 49 other attorneys general joined the U.S. Department of Justice today in settling allegations against Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. and Walgreen Co. (together, Walgreens).

• 2/26/2025 Attorney General Tong Leads 38-State and Territory Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congress to Take Action Against Rise in Organized Retail Crime

  Attorney General William Tong is co-leading a 38-state and territory bipartisan coalition in urging Congress to take action to address the rise in organized retail crime across the country.