2025 Press Releases

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• 7/31/2025 Attorney General Tong Warns Military Servicemembers and Veterans of Scams During Military Consumer Month

  Attorney General William Tong today marks Military Consumer Month by urging servicemembers, veterans, and their families to remain vigilant against scams which specifically target them.

• 7/14/2025 Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration over $53 Million in Frozen Funds for Connecticut Schools

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 25 states in suing the Trump Administration over its unconstitutional, unlawful, and arbitrary decision to freeze $6.8 billion in funding for six longstanding programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education, including over $53 million for Connecticut schools alone.

• 2/9/2025 Attorney General Tong Stands with Federal Workers in "Fork in the Road" Federal Buyout Challenge

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general, standing with the nation’s federal employees in a challenge to the Trump administration’s federal “buyout” plan.

• 3/11/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Rejection of Petition from 19 Republican Attorneys General Seeking to Block Connecticut ExxonMobil Suit

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a petition filed by 19 Republican state attorneys general attempting to block cases filed by Connecticut and four other states seeking to hold ExxonMobil accountable for decades of deceiving Connecticut consumers about the climate harms of its products and business.

• 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.

• 5/5/2025 Attorney General Tong Sues to Stop Dismantling of Health and Human Services Department

  Attorney General William Tong today joined 20 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and other Trump administration officials to stop the dismantling of HHS.

• 3/26/2025 Attorney General Tong Urges Consumers to Check Eligibility for Compensation for Inflated Generic Drug Prices

  ttorney General William Tong is urging consumers to check their eligibility for compensation for certain generic drug purchases as Connecticut leads 50 states and territories in seeking preliminary approval for a $39.1 million settlement with generic drug manufacturer Apotex over conspiracy to inflate prices and limit competition.

• 3/14/2025 Attorney General Tong Urges Department of Energy to Move Forward with Energy Efficiency Standards

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of eight attorneys general and the City of New York today, led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, in submitting two comment letters to the United States Department of Energy (DOE) urging the department to allow energy efficiency standards for gas-fired instantaneous water heaters and walk-in coolers and freezers to take effect.

• 3/24/2025 Attorney General Tong Issues Consumer Alert Regarding 23andMe Bankruptcy

  Attorney General William Tong today issued a consumer alert regarding 23andMe’s recent bankruptcy filing.

• 3/13/2025 Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration to Stop Dismantling of Department of Education and to Protect Students

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop the dismantling of the Department of Education (ED).

• 6/11/2025 Connecticut Enters Multistate Legal Fight to Protect Genetic Information in 23andMe Bankruptcy Case from Sale to Highest Bidder

  Attorney General William Tong today announced Connecticut has joined a bipartisan coalition of 28 attorneys general objecting to the proposed sale of personal genetic information collected by 23andMe.

• 6/13/2025 Attorney General Tong Secures Decision Blocking Trump’s Unlawful Elections Order

  Attorney General William Tong today issued a statement on a decision by the District Court for the District of Massachusetts granting a preliminary injunction blocking unlawful provisions in President Donald Trump’s unprecedented elections executive order.

• 2/6/2025 Attorney General Tong Releases Statement on DOGE Access to Sensitive Personal Information

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in releasing the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of the Treasury granting Elon Musk and his so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) staffers access to sensitive payment systems containing Americans’ personally identifiable information.

• 2/19/2025 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Defending Pennsylvania Law that Prohibits Concealed Carry by Individuals Under 21

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit to revisit an opinion striking down a Pennsylvania law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from carrying concealed weapons in public, and imposing additional restrictions during declared states of emergency.

• 3/5/2025 Attorney General Tong Secures Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Administration for Defunding Medical and Public Health Innovation Research

  Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general have secured a nationwide preliminary injunction in Massachusetts v. NIH.