2020 Press Releases

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• 7/30/2020 Court Blocks Trump Public Charge Rule Following Motion by CT and Partner States

  Attorney General William Tong released a statement today after the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York blocked the Trump Administration’s Public Charge Rule following a motion by Connecticut and partner states.

• 8/4/2020 Attorney General Tong Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging Federal Government to Increase Access and Affordability for Remdesivir

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a bipartisan multistate coalition led by California Attorney General Becerra and Louisiana Attorney General Landry in sending a letter request to U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), urging them to use their legal authority under the Bayh-Dole Act to increase the availability of remdesivir. Remdesivir, a drug manufactured by Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Gilead), has shown promising results in reducing mortality and hospitalization from COVID-19.

• 9/1/2020 Attorney General Tong Joins Fight Against Trump Administration’s Attempts to Undermine Accurate Census Count

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a large, coalition of attorneys general, cities, counties, and the bipartisan U.S. Conference of Mayors in taking legal action against the Trump Administration’s efforts to undermine the 2020 Decennial Census.

• 3/24/2020 AG Tong Urges Trump to Immediately Prioritize Production Of Protective Gear and Testing Supplies

  Attorney General William Tong today joined 16 attorneys in a letter urging President Donald Trump to fully utilize the Defense Production Act to immediately prioritize the production of masks, ventilators, and other critical items needed by health care workers, first responders, and law enforcement across the United States.

• 5/4/2020 Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Amicus Challenging Title X Gag Rule

  Attorney General William Tong joined a multistate coalition filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, supporting the City of Baltimore in its lawsuit against the Trump-Pence Administration’s Title X rule.

• 6/10/2020 Attorney General Tong Leads Coalition Filing 3rd Complaint in Ongoing Antitrust Price-Fixing Investigation Into Generic Drug Industry

  Attorney General William Tong led a coalition of 51 states and territories today in filing the third lawsuit stemming from the ongoing antitrust investigation into a widespread conspiracy by generic drug manufacturers to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, reduce competition, and unreasonably restrain trade for generic drugs sold across the United States.

• 12/22/2020 AG Tong Argues ATF Has Failed to Regulate Ghost Guns

  Attorney General William Tong announced Connecticut has joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general urging the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to compel the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to properly regulate untraceable partially-assembled “ghost guns.

• 12/23/2020 Attorney General Tong Resolves Data Breach Investigation of Sabre Hospitality Solutions

  Attorney General Tong, along with the attorneys general of 27 states, has entered into a settlement with Sabre Corp. that resolves an investigation into the 2017 data breach of Sabre Hospitality Solutions’ hotel booking system.

• 10/26/2020 Attorney General Tong Joins Bipartisan Coalition of Attorneys Generals Pledging to Work to Ensure Free, Fair, and Secure Election

  Attorney General William Tong, along with a bipartisan coalition of 36 Attorneys General from the National Association of Attorneys General, released a statement ahead of next week’s election urging all Americans to vote confidently and make their voices heard.

• 11/24/2020 Connecticut Co-Leads $17.5 Million Multistate Settlement Over 2014 Home Depot Data Breach

  Attorney General William Tong today announced that Connecticut, along with the attorneys general of 45 other states and the District of Columbia, has obtained a $17.5 million settlement against Georgia-based retailer The Home Depot, resolving a multistate investigation into the 2014 data breach which exposed the payment card information of approximately 40 million Home Depot customers nationwide. The State of Connecticut will collect $1,093,196.25 through this settlement.

• 10/27/2020 AG Tong Joins 22 State Coalition Opposing Trump Administration's Drastic Limits on International Student Visas

  DHS Proposed Rule Threatens Students’ Ability to Earn Degrees, Harms State Economies

• 3/26/2020 Attorney General Tong, Lt. Gov. Bysiewicz and DCP Commissioner Seagull Warn Residents of Scam Connecting 2020 Census to Future Coronavirus Stimulus Checks

  Attorney General William Tong, Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz, and Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull are urging residents to be aware of scams connecting the 2020 Census responses to potential future stimulus checks for Americans due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• 11/10/2020 Attorney General Tong Issues Statement Defending the Affordable Care Act Ahead of Oral Arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court

  Coalition of 20 states and D.C. will defend the ACA in U.S. Supreme Court on November 10, 2020

• 9/25/2020 Attorney General Tong Statement on the Peaceful Transition of Power

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding the peaceful transition of power.

• 1/9/2020 Attorney General Tong Joins Amicus Brief in Support of State of Rhode Island in its Lawsuit to Hold Big Oil Accountable for Costs of Climate Change

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 13 states in filing an amicus brief supporting the State of Rhode Island in its lawsuit State of Rhode Island v. Shell Oil Products Co., LLC, et al., which seeks to hold oil and petroleum companies accountable for their actions contributing to climate change and the resulting harms, including from sea-level rise, changes to the hydrologic cycle, and increased air and ocean temperatures.