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Attorney General William Tong @agwilliamtong.bsky.social · 2d

The American Dream is under attack, and I have never been more resolute and determined to fight for its promise.

Attorney General William Tong @agwilliamtong.bsky.social · 2d

I saw my parents fight for every inch for me and my sisters. So that in just one generation, I could go from the back of my parents’ hot Chinese restaurant kitchen to the Attorney General of our great state.

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Attorney General William Tong @agwilliamtong.bsky.social · 2d

My family’s American Dream is not and should not be remarkable. It is about every immigrant family arriving here with empty pockets and nothing guaranteed but the promise of possibility for those who fight for it.

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Attorney General William Tong @agwilliamtong.bsky.social · 2d

Tremendously honored to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the New American Dream Foundation.

2025 Lifetime Achievement Award Atty. General William Tong

Attorney General Tong received the 2025 American Dream Lifetime Achievement Award. The son of Chinese immigrants, Tong was honored for a career dedicated to justice…

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Attorney General William Tong @agwilliamtong.bsky.social · 5d

And because of that, we will continue our fight, to vigorously and relentlessly defend our nation of laws, and the safety of our families.

Never give up, never surrender, never back down.

#birthright

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Attorney General William Tong @agwilliamtong.bsky.social · 5d

It’s clear however, that we have a President who neither understands nor respects our laws, who has hardened himself to the suffering and destruction he needlessly inflicts on American children and families.

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Attorney General William Tong @agwilliamtong.bsky.social · 5d

This opinion is as clear as it gets—there is just zero legitimate debate on what our constitution says about birthright citizenship. This was not a close call. If you are born on American soil, you are an American. Period. Full stop.

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Attorney General William Tong @agwilliamtong.bsky.social · 5d

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has affirmed a nationwide injunction preventing President Trump’s unconstitutional birthright citizenship executive order.

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Attorney General William Tong @agwilliamtong.bsky.social · 7d

G'mar Chatimah Tovah to those observing Yom Kippur.

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Attorney General William Tong @agwilliamtong.bsky.social · 7d

We will continue to vigorously defend our state’s commonsense gun safety laws and our state’s ability to protect against gun violence.

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Attorney General William Tong @agwilliamtong.bsky.social · 7d

This strong decision acknowledges what is plainly obvious for all to see—state parks can be crowded places visited by children, and there is a well-established history of laws prohibiting firearms in such areas.

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Attorney General William Tong @agwilliamtong.bsky.social · 7d

More guns in more public places is not the answer. Not ever, and particularly not right now.

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Attorney General William Tong @agwilliamtong.bsky.social · 7d

A federal court judge has dismissed a federal challenge to Connecticut's commonsense restrictions on handguns in state parks and forests.

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Attorney General William Tong @agwilliamtong.bsky.social · 8d

This follows our prior antitrust case against RealPage and mega landlords over unfair algorithmic pricing schemes.

We are going to continue to use every inch of our law enforcement authority to give families a fair shot at an affordable home.

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Attorney General William Tong @agwilliamtong.bsky.social · 8d

Rent is completely unaffordable right now and an anticompetitive deal between Zillow and Redfin is going to make things even worse. We are suing.

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Attorney General William Tong @agwilliamtong.bsky.social · 8d

Read the full profile here: www.governing.com/poy/2025/con...

www.governing.com

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Attorney General William Tong @agwilliamtong.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you to Governing Magazine for featuring Attorney General Tong as a 2025 Public Official of the Year, and for showcasing how bipartisan work to protect our residents and families is still possible in these polarizing times.

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Attorney General William Tong @agwilliamtong.bsky.social · 8d

Update. Court just issued a temporary restraining order.

Attorney General William Tong @agwilliamtong.bsky.social · 8d

Connecticut just sued to stop the Trump administration from unlawfully reallocating and constraining federal homeland security funding from states based on their compliance with the administration’s political agenda.

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Attorney General William Tong @agwilliamtong.bsky.social · 8d

This was about Trump trying to make it harder for us to drive down unaffordable energy costs and to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. Yet another ignorant, short-sighted move by this President to enrich polluters, funnel tax breaks to billionaires, and hurt the rest of us.

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Attorney General William Tong @agwilliamtong.bsky.social · 8d

ANOTHER Win for States Against Trump.

A federal judge in Oregon just handed us a major victory in our lawsuit to protect federal energy funding. In a ruling from the bench, the judge found that the Trump Administration's cap on state energy program funding was illegal.

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Attorney General William Tong @agwilliamtong.bsky.social · 8d

We’ll keep fighting and we’ll keep winning to stop Trump from hurting our states.

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Attorney General William Tong @agwilliamtong.bsky.social · 8d

Once again, Donald Trump is playing politics with disaster relief. We’ve already sued and won once before on this, but he’s not done. Now he’s defunding certain states and imposing arbitrary and unworkable conditions on states like Connecticut.

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Attorney General William Tong @agwilliamtong.bsky.social · 8d

Connecticut just sued to stop the Trump administration from unlawfully reallocating and constraining federal homeland security funding from states based on their compliance with the administration’s political agenda.

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Attorney General William Tong @agwilliamtong.bsky.social · 9d

...Medical decisions should be left between patients, their families, and their providers – and they should be guided by science, not political agendas."

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Attorney General William Tong @agwilliamtong.bsky.social · 9d

...The decision to reexamine access to this medication was made in response to a scientifically baseless letter and ignores decades of research that proves mifepristone is safe and effective....

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