2020 Press Releases

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• 5/13/2020 AG Tong Urges Amazon and Whole Foods to Strengthen Worker Protections During COVID-19 Pandemic

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 14 attorneys general led by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey calling on Amazon and Whole Foods to strengthen measures to protect the health and safety of their workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• 4/20/2020 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Opposing Unconstitutional Arkansas Abortion Ban During COVID-19 Pandemic

  Attorney General William Tong has joined a multistate coalition of 19 attorneys general in seeking to stop the State of Arkansas from using the COVID-19 crisis as a ruse to ban almost all procedural abortions in the state. The coalition filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, supporting the plaintiffs in Little Rock Family Planning Services v. In re Leslie Rutledge.

• 7/7/2020 Attorney General William Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Robocalls

  Attorney General William Tong today released a statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Barr v. AAPC, which upheld the federal robocall ban. Earlier this year, Attorney General Tong joined a coalition of 33 states in filing an amicus brief in support of the ban.

• 11/7/2020 Attorney General Tong Statement on the Peaceful Transfer of Power

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on the peaceful transfer of power.

• 5/21/2020 Attorney General Tong Urges Congress to Pass Safeguarding America's First Responders Act

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general urging Congress to pass S.3607, the Safeguarding America’s First Responders Act. The Act would permit the families of first responders who die or are permanently and totally disabled as a result of COVID-19 to receive the same federal benefits extended to first responders, or their survivors, otherwise killed or injured in the line of duty. Current federal law would only allow survivors access to certain benefits if evidence is provided proving the deceased or permanently disabled first responder contracted COVID-19 while on duty.

• 1/14/2020 Attorney General Tong Leads Multistate Settlement with Paypal Charitable Giving Fund

  Attorney General William Tong announced today a multistate agreement with PayPal Charitable Giving Fund, Inc. that will ensure donors receive adequate information and disclosures when making charitable contributions through the company’s online fundraising platform. The settlement concludes a multistate investigation launched in 2017 and co-led by Connecticut and Nebraska.

• 10/8/2020 Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding Baseless Trump Administration Lawsuit Against Yale University

  Attorney General William Tong issued a following statement regarding the baseless lawsuit filed tonight by the U.S. Department of Justice seeking to undermine Yale University’s admissions decisions.

• 1/29/2020 Attorney General Tong Opens Unfair and Deceptive Practices Investigation into Former Landlord

  Attorney General William Tong today announced his office has opened an investigation into former Clay Arsenal Renaissance Apartments landlord Emmanuel Ku and whether his actions as owner constituted unfair or deceptive acts or practices in violation of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act. Owned by Mr. Ku until last year, the 150-unit complex became notoriously unsafe, unsanitary, and virtually uninhabitable for its hundreds of residents.

• 7/7/2020 Attorney General Tong Statement on DHS Student Visa Rule Change

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on ICE's proposed rule change that would force international students to leave the country if their universities move classes online.

• 7/21/2020 AG Tong Sues EPA Over New Rule Undermining Mercury and Air Toxics Standards

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 25 states, cities and counties in suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its rule reversing the agency’s determination — first made nearly 20 years ago — that it is “appropriate and necessary” under the Clean Air Act to regulate mercury and other toxic air pollution from coal- and oil-fired power plants.

• 5/20/2020 Attorney General Tong Files Brief in Support of Paid Sick Leave for Airline Workers

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general filing an amicus brief in support of paid sick leave for airline flight crew workers, benefits that the coalition argue are particularly important to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

• 2/6/2020 Attorney General Tong Moves for State Custody of Neglected Animals Seized from Suffield Farm

  Attorney General William Tong this morning filed a motion for permanent custody of nearly 200 severely neglected animals seized from a Suffield farm last month.

• 10/6/2020 AG Tong Demands Drug Makers Abandon Unlawful Actions Imperiling Access to Affordable Prescriptions for Low-Income Patients

  Attorney General William Tong today sent letters to Eli Lilly, Astra Zeneca, Merck, Sanofi, and Novartis demanding the drug makers immediately abandon unlawful actions imperiling access to affordable prescriptions for low-income patients.

• 2/24/2020 Connecticut, Florida, Nevada, Oregon, Texas Announce Bipartisan Multistate Investigation Into JUUL

  Attorneys General from Connecticut, Florida, Nevada, Oregon and Texas today announced a bipartisan, multistate investigation into JUUL Labs. The 39-state multistate coalition is investigating JUUL’s marketing and sales practices, including targeting of youth, claims regarding nicotine content, and statements regarding risks, safety and effectiveness as a smoking cessation device.

• 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.