2025 Press Releases

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• 5/1/2025 Attorney General Tong Urges Trump Administration to Restore Title X Funding

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in sending a letter to the Trump Administration to express serious concern with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) decision to withhold tens of millions of dollars in Title X funding.

• 5/1/2025 Attorney General Tong Secures $4.93 Million Judgment Against Planet Zaza of East Haven After Persistent Illegal Cannabis Sales

  Attorney General William Tong announced today he has secured a $4.93 million judgment against Planet Zaza of East Haven and its owner, Mohamed Alraishani in his personal capacity, following persistent illegal cannabis sales in spite of a court order and repeated law enforcement visits. This is the largest civil penalty ever imposed in Connecticut for illegal cannabis sales, underscoring the egregious nature of Planet Zaza’s misconduct.

• 4/30/2025 Attorney General Tong Joins Open Letter to Legal Community Regarding Law Firm Capitulations to Trump’s Unconstitutional Threats Against Lawyers

  Attorney General William Tong joined an open letter to the legal community that expresses support for law firms that have fought back against President Trump’s unconstitutional attempts to target law firms for advocacy the Trump Administration disfavors, and that expresses the coalition’s profound disappointment that several of the country’s largest law firms have capitulated in the face of these dangerous attacks on the rule of law.

• 4/29/2025 Attorney General Tong to Sue Trump Administration to Stop Dismantling of AmeriCorps

  Attorney General William Tong, as part of a multistate coalition, announced he will file a lawsuit today challenging the Trump Administration’s termination of AmeriCorps grants and the dismantling of the agency through an 85 percent reduction of its workforce, effectively ending the agency’s ability to continue administering the programs, operations, and funding that make its important work possible.

• 4/28/2025 Attorney General Tong Issues Formal Opinion 2025-01 on ARPA Funds

• 4/25/2025 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Supporting Susman Godfrey, Law Firm Attacked by Unconstitutional Executive Order

  Attorney General William Tong today joined 20 attorneys general in an amicus brief in support of law firm Susman Godfrey, which is challenging an unconstitutional presidential order issued as retribution against the firm for representing clients in the aftermath of the 2020 election and defending the integrity of that election.

• 4/25/2025 Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful Conditions on Funding for K-12 Schools

  Attorney General William Tong today, as part of a coalition of 19 attorneys general, filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Education’s threat to withhold federal funding from state and local agencies that refuse to abandon lawful programs and policies that promote equal access to education in K-12 classrooms across the nation.

• 4/24/2025 Attorney General Tong, East Hartford Mayor Martin Urge Passage of Legislation to Strengthen Enforcement Against Illegal Cannabis Sales

  Attorney General William Tong, East Hartford Mayor Connor S. Martin and East Hartford Assistant Police Chief Joshua Litwin held a press conference today to urge passage of legislation to strengthen state and local enforcement against illegal cannabis sales.

• 4/23/2025 Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration to Stop Illegal Tariffs

  Joins Lawsuit Filed by 12 Attorneys General to Block Illegal Tariffs that are Increasing Prices and Inflicting Chaos on the American Economy

• 4/21/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement on Passing of Pope Francis

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement today following the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis at the age of 88.

• 4/17/2025 Attorney General Tong Releases Updated Report on Connecticut Data Privacy Act

  Attorney General William Tong today released a new report detailing the actions the Office of the Attorney General took in 2024 to enforce compliance with the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA).

• 4/17/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement on Decision in Google Digital Advertising Antitrust Case

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement following today’s decision in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruling that Google illegally maintained an online monopoly in the advertising technology market.

• 4/16/2025 Attorney General Tong Leads Brief to Defend Social Security from Erratic and Unlawful Mismanagement

  Attorney General William Tong led a coalition of 20 states filing an amicus brief supporting an injunction to block erratic and unlawful layoffs and mismanagement at the Social Security Administration by acting administrator Leland Dudek and the Department of Government Efficiency that jeopardize continued payments for millions of Americans.

• 4/15/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement on Response from Avelo Airlines Regarding Deportation Flights

  Attorney General William Tong today issued the following statement following Avelo Airlines’ response to questions submitted last week about the company’s decision to enter into a contract to operate charter flights for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

• 4/14/2025 Attorney General Tong Supports Challenge to Trump Administration’s Unconstitutional Ideological Deportation Policy

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in American Association of University Professors, et al., v. Marco Rubio, et al. in the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts, supporting a challenge to the Trump Administration’s “Ideological Deportation Policy,” which targets and punishes noncitizens with lawful status, especially college students and faculty, who express political beliefs with which the Administration disagrees.