2025 Press Releases
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2/13/2025
Attorney General Tong Sues to Stop Elon Musk's Unconstitutional Power Grab
Attorney General William Tong and thirteen other attorneys general today filed a new lawsuit challenging the unlawful delegation of executive power to Elon Musk.
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2/13/2025
Attorney General Tong Statement on Preliminary Injunction Issued in Birthright Citizenship Case
ttorney General William Tong today joined the attorneys general of New Jersey, California, Massachusetts, Delaware, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New York, Vermont, and the City of San Francisco in releasing the following statement in response to a preliminary injunction being granted by a federal judge against President Trump’s unconstitutional executive order terminating birthright citizenship.
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2/14/2025
Statement of Attorneys General Regarding the Vice President's Comments on Judicial Review on February 9, 2025
Attorney General William Tong released the following joint statement signed by 17 state attorneys general regarding Vice President Vance’s comments on judicial review made on February 9, 2025.
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3/20/2025
Attorney General Tong Sues Salvatore Carabetta for Illegal Encroachment on State Park
Attorney General William Tong has filed an enforcement action against Salvatore Carabetta and his Meriden Homestead II and Meriden Homestead III LLCs for the egregious illegal encroachment on Lamentation Mountain State Park property.
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5/22/2025
Attorney General Tong Wins Court Order Stopping Dismantling of Department of Education
Attorney General William Tong today won a court order stopping the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle the Department of Education (ED).
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1/29/2025
Attorney General Tong Reminds Consumers of Their Right to Opt Out of the Sale of Their Personal Information
Attorney General William Tong today reminded Connecticut residents of their right to stop or "opt-out" of the sale and sharing of their personal information under the Connecticut Data privacy Act.
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3/14/2025
Attorney General Tong Wins Temporary Block on Mass Firings of Federal Probationary Employees and Gets Fired Employees Their Jobs Back
Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement after a federal judge in the United States District Court for Maryland issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) for 18 federal agencies, ordering them to stop the illegal mass layoffs of federal probationary employees and to reinstate fired employees by 1:00pm on Monday, March 17, 2025.
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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).
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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.
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4/8/2025
Attorney General Tong Seeks Answers from Avelo Airlines Regarding Contract Flights for Department of Homeland Security
Attorney General William Tong today sent a letter to Avelo Airlines expressing his deep disappointment and asking a series of vital questions regarding the company’s decision to enter into a contract to operate charter flights for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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1/28/2025
Connecticut Joins 22 States in Suing to Stop Trump Administration from Withholding Essential Federal Funding
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general suing to stop the implementation of a new Trump administration policy that orders the withholding of trillions of dollars in funding that every state in the country relies on to provide essential services to millions of Americans.
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1/31/2025
Attorney General Tong Announces Initial Victory in Lawsuit Challenging President Trump’s Illegal Federal Funding Freeze
Attorney General William Tong today announced an initial victory in the lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s Office of Management & Budget’s memo freezing federal grants and loans.
