2023 Press Releases

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• 6/30/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Supreme Court Decision Blocking Student Debt Relief

  Attorney General William Tong today released a statement following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Biden v. Nebraska blocking the Biden Administration’s targeted plan to cancel some student loan debt.

• 10/5/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces $49.5 Million Multistate Settlement with Blackbaud for Data Breach Impacting Thousands of Nonprofits and Millions of Consumers

  Attorney General William Tong joined 49 other attorneys general today announcing a settlement with software company Blackbaud for its deficient data security practices and response to a 2020 ransomware event that exposed the personal information of millions of consumers across the United States. Under the settlement, Blackbaud has agreed to overhaul its data security and breach notification practices and make a $49.5 million payment to states. Connecticut will receive $602,303 from the settlement.

• 4/5/2023 Attorney General Tong Seeks Court Order to Force Stone Academy Owners to Comply With Investigative Demands

  Attorney General William Tong today sought a court order forcing Stone Academy’s owners to comply with the state’s ongoing investigation into potential violations of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act by Stone Academy.

• 9/19/2023 TikTok Refusing to Cooperate with Investigation: Attorney General Tong Supports Motion to Compel TikTok to Comply with Agreed Order

  Attorney General William Tong today supported a motion filed by the Tennessee Attorney General in Tennessee state court to compel TikTok to comply with the terms of an April 17, 2023 Agreed Order requiring TikTok to produce witnesses and documents in response to an investigative Request for Information. This effort is part of a broad bi-partisan multistate investigation into TikTok’s possible violation of consumer protection laws of Connecticut and other states.

• 3/24/2023 Attorney General Tong Calls for JUUL Vaping Settlement Funds to be Directed to Regional Behavioral Health Action Organizations

  Attorney General William Tong this week submitted testimony calling for funds received through the $438.5 million multistate vaping settlement with JUUL to be directed to Regional Behavioral Health Action Organizations (RBHAOs) to combat youth vaping and nicotine use.

• 12/21/2023 Attorney General Tong Urges Congress to Pass NCAA Accountability Act of 2023

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a bipartisan coalition of 18 attorneys general in urging Congress to pass the NCAA Accountability Act of 2023.

• 3/6/2023 Attorney General Tong Seeks Expanded Fraud-Fighting Authority

  Attorney General William Tong announced today he is seeking expanded authority to fight fraud and abuse across Connecticut state government.

• 3/13/2023 Attorney General Tong Praises Committee Vote to Reform Unfair, Anti-Consumer Ticketing Practices

  Attorney General William Tong today praised a unanimous vote in the General Law Committee to advance reforms proposed by the Office of the Attorney General to address unfair, anti-consumer ticketing practices in the live event industry.

• 5/30/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Appeals Court Decision Enabling Purdue Settlement to Proceed

  Attorney General William Tong today issued a statement following a decision by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit overturning a U.S. District Court ruling that vacated a Purdue bankruptcy order over its reliance on so-called “nonconsensual third-party releases” forcing states and other parties to grant unprecedented lifetime legal immunity to the Sackler family.

• 3/8/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins 46-State Coalition Asking Court to Order TikTok to Produce Company Communications Critical to Multistate Investigation 

  Attorney General William Tong joined 46 states in asking a state court to order social media company TikTok, Inc. to fully comply with an ongoing investigation into whether the company violated consumer protection laws amid the ongoing youth mental health crisis.

• 4/10/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Coalition to Fight Back Against Decision to Block Mifepristone Access

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate coalition to challenge the decision issued by a district court judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas that could restrict access to the medication abortion drug mifepristone nationwide.

• 12/21/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Coalition to Combat Air Pollution

  Attorney General William Tong this week joined a coalition of attorneys general and localities in submitting an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in the case of Kentucky v. EPA to defend the U.S Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority under the Clean Air Act to ensure that each state does its fair share to reduce the air pollution that travels into other states.

• 10/31/2023 Attorney General Tong Issues Inquiry Letter to 23andMe Following Data Breach Targeting Users with Jewish and Chinese Heritage

  Attorney General William Tong issued an inquiry letter to genetic testing and ancestry company 23andMe, Inc. seeking details of a data breach that reportedly exposed sensitive records for over five million users, including specifically those of Ashkenazi Jewish and Chinese heritage.

• 8/4/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Appellate Court Decision Upholding Elimination of Religious Exemption to School Vaccine Requirements

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement about a decision today from the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upholding Connecticut Public Act No. 21-6, which eliminated the religious exemption to school vaccine requirements.

• 11/15/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Amicus Brief Fighting for Texas Patients Put at Risk by Texas's Cruel Anti-Abortion Laws

  Attorney General William Tong this week joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in an amicus brief fighting for access to emergency care for Texas patients. The multistate coalition filed an amicus brief in the Texas Supreme Court backing the plaintiffs in Zurawski v Texas.