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"Tong is working to establish a civil rights division within his office, has hired at least one prominent civil rights lawyer, and has introduced legislation that would expand the attorney general’s right to not only defend the state against civil rights lawsuits, but initiate civil rights suits on behalf of the state or residents. And on Monday, he hosted an interstate summit on civil rights, inviting representatives from the attorney general’s offices in New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts, which all have civil rights units similar to the one Tong is working to create.
"All of these steps are an indication Tong hopes to move beyond the high profile consumer protection cases that have defined the Connecticut Attorney General’s office for nearly three decades, and continue the work of his predecessor, Attorney General George Jepsen, in fighting back against the policies of the Trump administration."
https://www.ctpost.com/…/Tong-taking-attorney-general-s-off…
Tong taking attorney general’s office on civil rights path
When Attorney General William Tong crossed the California-Mexico border into Tijuana, he met a young man waiting on the other side of the steel barrier, hoping to be granted asylum in the U.S. where his family lives. The 18-year-old boy was waiting for a court date and a ruling on his asylum applica…
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