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News Tipoffs - Connecticut Editors Newsletter for Friday February 28, 2025 ( 6 items )  

Attorney General Bonta Files Amicus Brief Supporting Nevada Voting Rights Law
SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 27 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Amicus Brief Supporting Nevada Voting Rights Law Coalition argues that Nevada law is constitutional and helps increase voter participation OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in support of a Nevada mail-in ballo  more

Attorney General James Stands with Service Members in Constitutional Challenge to Transgender Military Ban
ALBANY, New York, Feb. 27 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Stands with Service Members in Constitutional Challenge to Transgender Military Ban February 27, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 20 other attorneys general today filed a brief supporting transgender service members in their constitutional challenge to the President's Executive Order banning transgender Americans from   more

Attorney General Tong Statement on Bomb Threat Targeting Senator Harding and His Family
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 27 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Statement on Bomb Threat Targeting Senator Harding and His Family (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the bomb threat targeting State Sen. Stephen Harding and his family. "Sen. Harding is a longtime friend and colleague, and he is a very good man. I am grateful that he and his family are safe. I thank  more

Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding Court Approval of $5 Million Settlement with Stone Academy and its Owners
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 27 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding Court Approval of $5 Million Settlement with Stone Academy and its Owners # Harmed Stone Students to Receive Cash Payments and New Training Opportunities (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong released a statement today following court approval of the $5 million settlement with Stone Academy and its owners to resolve claims fi  more

N.C. A.G. Jeff Jackson Supports Federal Government's Efforts to Protect Preventive Health Care
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 28 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Supports Federal Government's Efforts to Protect Preventive Health Care RALEIGH - Attorney General Jeff Jackson filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the federal government's efforts to protect a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that guarantees access to critical preventive care for millions of Ame  more

U.S. Marshals, Hartford PD Arrest 2 Juveniles Charged With Attempted Murder in PA
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Marshals, Hartford PD Arrest 2 Juveniles Charged with Attempted Murder in PA New Haven, CT -- The U.S. Marshals, working with the Hartford Police Department, arrested in Hartford today two juveniles wanted on charges of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) received a complaint Feb. 23 of a passenger pointing a gun at o  more