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• 8/18/2026 Attorney General Tong Secures Major Court Victory Protecting Gender Affirming Care Under the Affordable Care Act

  As part of a multistate coalition, Attorney General William Tong on Friday secured a major victory after the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts struck down a key provision of a Trump Administration final rule that would have excluded coverage of certain types of gender-affirming care as essential health benefits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Essential health benefits are subject to the ACA’s financial protections, including limits on out-of-pocket costs.

• 8/18/2026 Attorney General Tong Announces Anesthesia Smoke and Convenience in New Haven to Remain Permanently Closed, Owner to be Barred from Business in the State of Connecticut, Must Pay $100,000 Following Repeated Violations of State Cannabis Laws

  Attorney General William Tong announced today that Anesthesia Smoke and Convenience in New Haven will remain permanently closed and its owners will pay a $100,000 penalty following repeated violations of Connecticut’s cannabis laws.

• 8/17/2026 Attorney General Tong Issues Statement at Start of Trial Against Meta Over Addictive Features that Harm Kids

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement as Connecticut and a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general begin presenting their case against Meta in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

• 8/13/2026 Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration to Stop Unlawful Demands for Personal Information of CDL Drivers

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the state of Pennsylvania in filing two lawsuits to block the Trump administration’s attempts to force release of a database of state-owned records containing the sensitive personal information of 17 million drivers.

• 8/12/2026 Attorney General Tong Statement on Passing of Former Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement on the passing of former Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman.

• 8/11/2026 Attorney General William Tong Sues to Block Trump Administration’s Lawless Handout to Big Banks

  Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 10 attorneys general filed a lawsuit today opposing a new rule issued by federal regulator of national banks, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), that would strip states of their authority to require national banks to pay interest on homeowners’ mortgage escrow accounts.

• 8/10/2026 Attorney General Tong Secures Order Protecting Federal Support for Homelessness Services

  Attorney General William Tong announced today a new court order protecting federal homelessness funding after Connecticut and a multistate coalition for a second time defeated the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) illegal attempt to cap funding for permanent housing.

• 8/6/2026 Attorney General Tong Issues Statement Following Latest Executive Orders Targeting Birthright Citizenship

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement after President Donald Trump signed two executive orders seeking once again to attack birthright citizenship.

• 8/7/2026 Attorney General Tong Secures Dismissal in Challenge to Connecticut’s Felon-in-Possession Laws

  Attorney General William Tong announced today that the U.S. District Court in Connecticut granted the state’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the state’s laws banning firearm possession by convicted felons.

• 8/6/2026 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Urging Federal Government to Deny Opportunity Financial Merger

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general today in sending letters to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), urging the agencies to deny Opportunity Financials’ (OppFi) application to acquire and merge with BNC National Bank, which would grant OppFi a national bank charter and enable the company to circumvent longstanding state lending laws.

• 8/6/2026 Attorney General Tong Secures Victory on Nexstar/TEGNA Motion

  Attorney General William Tong today issued the following statement after a court granted the States' motion raising concerns about actions by TEGNA Inc. (TEGNA) and Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nexstar) that violate the court’s hold-separate order.

• 8/4/2026 Attorney General Tong Leads Coalition of Attorneys General Urging Congress to Preserve Federal Hemp Reforms and Prevent the Return of Intoxicating Hemp Products

  Attorney General William Tong announced today that he co-led a coalition of 34 attorneys general in a letter to congressional leaders urging them to preserve the federal redefinition of hemp and reject any effort to delay, repeal, suspend, or weaken the reforms Congress enacted to address intoxicating hemp-derived products. 

• 8/3/2026 Attorney General Tong Announces $400 Million Settlement in Principle with Sandoz Over Conspiracy to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition

  Attorney General William Tong today led a coalition of 43 states and territories announcing a $400 million settlement in principle with Sandoz Inc. to resolve allegations that the generic drug manufacturer engaged in widespread, long-running conspiracies to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, reduce competition, and unreasonably restrain trade with regard to numerous generic prescription drugs.

• 8/3/2026 Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration Again to Stop Illegal Tariffs

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 25 states in filing a third lawsuit against the Trump Administration’s efforts to impose illegal tariffs on American consumers and businesses.

• 8/3/2026 Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration to Protect Connecticut Residents’ Personal Information

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 23 other states and the District of Columbia in suing the Trump administration over unlawful policy changes that would give the administration broad access to the sensitive private information of millions of families receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits.