2025 Press Releases

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• 6/10/2025 Office of the Attorney General Preview of Pending U.S. Supreme Court Decisions

• 6/9/2025 Attorney General Tong Supports Harvard University's Challenge to the Trump Administration's Retaliatory Federal Funding Freeze

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, supporting Harvard University’s motion for summary judgment in litigation against a number of federal agencies for their unlawful cancellation of more than $2 billion in federal funding to the university.

• 6/6/2025 Attorney General Tong Calls on Insurance Department to Scrutinize Unaffordable Rate Hike Demands

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding insurance rate hike requests announced today by the Connecticut Insurance Department from seven health insurers for plans available on the individual and small group market, both on and off the state-sponsored exchange.

• 6/5/2025 Attorney General Tong Wins Court Order Blocking Trump Administration's Dismantling of AmeriCorps

  Attorney General William Tong today won a court order that blocks the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism.

• 6/4/2025 Attorney General Tong Praises Passage of Legislation to Strengthen Enforcement Against Illegal Cannabis and Tobacco Sales

  Attorney General William Tong today praised final passage of House Bill No. 7181, An Act Concerning Enforcement of the State’s Cannabis, Hemp and Tobacco Laws, which seeks to protect public health and hold bad actors accountable for illegally importing, selling, and distributing tobacco and cannabis products.

• 6/4/2025 Attorney General Tong Urges Court to Protect Key Provision of Voting Rights Act

  Attorney General William Tong today joined 18 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, supporting the right of the American people to cast their ballots free from racial discrimination.

• 6/2/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement on Passing of Attorney General Carl R. Ajello

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement on the passing of Attorney General Carl R. Ajello, who served from 1975 to 1983.

• 6/2/2025 Attorney General Tong Praises Passage of Legislation to Increase Accountability for Firearm Industry Bad Actors

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding passage in the Connecticut General Assembly of House Bill No. 7042, An Act Concerning Implementation of the Firearm Industry Responsibility Act, to strengthen accountability for bad actors in the firearm industry. The legislation now heads to the Governor for his signature.

• 5/30/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding Trump Administration List Falsely Labeling Connecticut a "Sanctuary" Jurisdiction

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement after the Department of Homeland Security released a list falsely labeling Connecticut as a “self-identified” state sanctuary jurisdiction.

• 5/28/2025 Attorney General Tong Wins Lawsuit Blocking Trump Administration from Imposing Worldwide Tariffs

  Attorney General Tong today released the following statement after the United States Court of International Trade ruled that the Trump administration’s tariffs issued under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) are invalid and cannot be implemented.

• 5/29/2025 Attorney General Tong Praises House Passage of Consumer Protection Legislation

  Attorney General William Tong today praised passage in the state House of Representatives of legislation which seeks to strengthen a number of important protections for consumers.

• 5/29/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding Appeals Court Stay of Decision That Blocked Trump Tariffs

  ttorney General William Tong today released the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit temporarily stayed the decision issued Wednesday by the United States Court of International Trade ruling that the Trump administration’s tariffs issued under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) were invalid and could not be implemented.

• 5/28/2025 Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration to Protect Scientific Research and Education Programs

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 15 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop its illegal attempts to cut critical National Science Foundation (NSF) programs and funding that help maintain the United States’ position as a global leader in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

• 5/27/2025 Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Effort to Protect Abortion and Gender-Affirming Care Providers from Dangerous Certification Requirements

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 19 other attorneys general in urging the American Medical Association (AMA) to take stronger action to protect health care providers from potentially dangerous medical board certification requirements.

• 5/27/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement Praising New Contract for Pratt & Whitney Workers

  Attorney General William Tong released a statement following reports that Pratt & Whitney machinists in IAM Union Local 1746 and Local 700 have voted to ratify a new four-year collective bargaining agreement, ending the strike.