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• 4/21/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Supreme Court Stay Preserving Access to Medication Abortion Nationwide

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement after the U.S Supreme Court further stayed a Texas judge’s medication abortion decision that would suspend the Food and Drug Administration’s long-standing approval of mifepristone. The Texas judge’s order is now on hold until the federal Fifth Circuit hears and resolves the FDA’s appeal and the Supreme Court resolves any certiorari petition.

• 4/20/2023 Attorney General Tong Calls for Recall of Theft-Prone Hyundai and Kia Vehicles

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general calling for a federal recall of Hyundai and Kia vehicles following the companies’ continued failure to take adequate steps to address the alarming rate of theft of their vehicles.

• 4/19/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Extension of Supreme Court Stay Preserving Access to Medication Abortion Nationwide

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement after U.S Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito extended an administrative stay of the Texas medication abortion decision that would suspend the Food and Drug Administration’s long-standing approval of mifepristone. The stay is now in effect through Friday, April 21 at 11:59 p.m.

• 4/18/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement Applauding U.S. Supreme Court Refusal to Hear Appeal in Dredging Case Vital to Connecticut Maritime Economy

  Attorney General William Tong today applauded a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court refusing to hear an appeal in Rosado v. Pruitt, finally ending years of litigation over the lawful selection of the Eastern Long Island Sound Disposal Site for dredged materials.

• 4/18/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces $243K False Claims Settlement with Behavioral Health Provider K-Assist

  Attorney General William Tong and U.S. Attorney Vanessa Avery today announced a $234, 064.89 settlement with Kelly Stutzman and her company K-Assist, resolving allegations that the behavioral health provider violated the federal and state False Claims Acts.

• 4/14/2023 Attorney General Tong Issues Formal Opinion on Mifepristone

  In response to a request from Governor Ned Lamont, Attorney General Tong has issued a formal opinion clarifying the status of the abortion drug mifepristone.

• 4/13/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Federal Court Order Protecting Medication Abortion in Connecticut

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement following the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington’s new order reiterating that the injunction protecting access to mifepristone in Connecticut and 17 other states remains in full force notwithstanding recent orders by courts in Texas.

• 4/11/2023 Attorney General Tong, Stamford Police Confiscate Thousands of Illegal Delta-8 THC Cannabis Products Following Vape Shop Inspection

  Attorney General William Tong today announced that a joint enforcement action with Stamford Police has resulted in the confiscation of thousands of illegal delta-8 THC, delta-8 THCO, delta-9 THCO and other high THC cannabis products found for sale at three Stamford vape shops.

• 4/10/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Coalition to Fight Back Against Decision to Block Mifepristone Access

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate coalition to challenge the decision issued by a district court judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas that could restrict access to the medication abortion drug mifepristone nationwide.

• 4/7/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Dual Decisions Affecting Access to Medication Abortion Mifepristone

  Attorney General William Tong today issued the following statement after dual decisions affecting access to the medication abortion drug mifepristone were issued in Texas and Washington.

• 4/6/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces 3,000 Packages of Foreign Contraband Cigarettes Seized and Destroyed Following Settlement With U.S. Postal Service

  Attorney General William Tong announced today that approximately 3,000 packages of foreign contraband cigarettes were detected, seized, and destroyed in the first quarter of 2023 due to reforms enacted through a settlement between Connecticut, California, Illinois, Pennsylvania, the City of New York and the U.S. Postal Service. Of those seized packages, 44 were destined for addresses in Connecticut.

• 4/5/2023 Attorney General Tong Seeks Court Order to Force Stone Academy Owners to Comply With Investigative Demands

  Attorney General William Tong today sought a court order forcing Stone Academy’s owners to comply with the state’s ongoing investigation into potential violations of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act by Stone Academy.

• 4/3/2023 Attorney General Tong Calls for End to Blood Donation Policy That Stigmatizes LGBTQ Individuals

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a 22-state coalition in support of the Biden Administration's new proposed policy that would make it easier for the LGBTQ population to donate blood and plasma.

• 3/29/2023 Attorney General Tong Congratulates Matthew Larock, Walter Menjivar, Charlene Spencer on Nominations to Connecticut Superior Court Bench, Family Court

  Attorney General William Tong congratulated Deputy Associate Attorney General Matthew Larock and Assistant Attorney General Water A. Menjivar on their nominations today to the Connecticut Superior Court bench, as well as Assistant Attorney General Charlene W. Spencer on her nomination to serve as a Family Court Magistrate.

• 3/28/2023 Attorney General Tong Reminds Veterans and Servicemembers to File Claims to Receive Refunds from Harris Jewelry Settlement

  Attorney General William Tong is reminding Connecticut servicemembers and veterans to file claims to receive refunds from the Harris Jewelry settlement before the April 15, 2023 deadline.