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• 12/10/2021 Attorney General Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Texas Abortion Case

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement today regarding the decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court in United States of America v. State of Texas et. al and Whole Women’s Health v. Jackson.

• 12/7/2021 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Fighting to Protect Free and Fair Elections for Voters

  Coalition Files Amicus Brief to Strike Down Florida’s New Restrictive Voting Law

• 12/7/2021 Attorney General Tong Argues Sackler Family "Milked" Purdue in Calculated Strategy to Use Company Bankruptcy as "Haven" for Wrongdoing

  Attorney General William Tong joined the attorneys general of four other states this week in a brief seeking the reversal of the Purdue bankruptcy order granting unprecedented lifetime legal immunity for the Sackler family.

• 12/3/2021 Attorney General Tong Statement on Resignation of Comptroller Kevin Lembo

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement on the resignation of Comptroller Kevin Lembo.

• 12/2/2021 Attorney General Tong Aids Consumers with COVID-19 Travel Concerns, Shares Guidance as Variants Impact Travel

  Attorney General William Tong has received over 1,000 complaints and helped recover approximately $1.9 million for consumers regarding disrupted travel plans due to COVID-19. With new variants and rising case numbers triggering additional travel restrictions worldwide, Attorney General Tong urged consumers to carefully review terms and agreements before making travel plans.

• 11/24/2021 Attorney General Tong Joins Tri-State Coalition in Calling for EPA to Tighten Controls on Air Pollution from Trucks

  Smog Originating from Truck Emissions Poses a Particular Health Threat in Low-Income Communities and Communities of Color

• 11/18/2021 Attorney General Tong Joins Nationwide Investigation Into Instagram's Impact on Young People

  Attorney General William Tong today announced a nationwide investigation into Meta Platforms, Inc., formerly known as Facebook, for providing and promoting its social media platform – Instagram – to children and young adults despite knowing that such use is associated with physical and mental health harms.

• 11/17/2021 Attorney General Tong Urges Swift Senate Action to Protect Against Toxic "Forever" Chemicals

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general from around the nation in urging the U.S. Senate’s Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee to strengthen public health and environmental protections against “forever chemicals.”

• 11/16/2021 Attorney General Tong Urges Efforts to Stop Robocallers From Misusing Legitimate Phone Numbers

  Attorney General William Tong this week wrote the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in support of its efforts to reduce illegal robocallers’ access to legitimate phone numbers to make unending robocalls that scam people out of their hard-earned money.

• 11/15/2021 Attorney General Tong Urges Congress to Reform Military Justice for Sexual Assault Survivors

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a bipartisan coalition of 23 attorneys general led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson, calling on Congress to pass the Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act of 2021.

• 11/9/2021 Attorney General Tong Urges Caution Following Robinhood Data Breach

  Attorney General William Tong urged Robinhood users to exercise additional caution following a data breach that exposed millions of customer names and email addresses.

• 11/9/2021 Attorney General Tong Seeks Scrutiny of Planned Closure of Windham Hospital Obstetric Unit

  Attorney General William Tong today submitted comments to the Office of Health Strategy urging careful scrutiny of the planned termination of obstetrics services at Windham Hospital.

• 11/9/2021 Attorney General Tong Leads Coalition Supporting Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act

  Attorney General William Tong today co-led a letter to Congress signed by 43 attorneys general in support of the Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2021.

• 11/9/2021 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition In Opposing Restrictive Abortion Laws

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul in filing an amicus brief supporting a constitutional challenge to several Indiana laws that impose burdensome restrictions on abortion providers.

• 10/27/2021 Attorney General Tong Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Florida's Firearm Age Regulation

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul in defending a Florida law prohibiting the sale of firearms to people under the age of 21. In an amicus brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, the coalition argues that states have the right to enact reasonable, age-based firearm regulations that protect public safety and reduce the prevalence of gun violence.