Connecticut Attorney General Opinions
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Are Connecticut's 2019 captive-audience bills preempted by federal labor law, or could the state defend them?
AG William Tong split the answer. SB 64 was the same as a 2018 bill the prior AG had said would likely fall to NLRA preemption, and Tong stuck with that conclusion. SB 440 was different: it amended th…
Could Connecticut ban employers from forcing workers to attend meetings about unions, or would federal labor law block the state from doing that?
AG Jepsen advised that a court would likely strike down HB 5473 as preempted by the National Labor Relations Act. The bill would have made it illegal for employers to require workers to attend meeting…
If a Connecticut state marshal is also a retired police officer eligible to carry under federal law, can the State Marshal Commission still require him to follow its firearms policy?
Yes. The Connecticut AG concluded the State Marshal Commission can require any marshal, including one who is also a 'qualified retired law enforcement officer' under federal LEOSA, to comply with its …
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Attorney general opinions in Connecticut are written by the Connecticut Attorney General's office in response to questions from state agencies, legislators, and prosecutors. They are not binding like court decisions, but courts and agencies treat them as persuasive guidance on how state law applies. Every opinion above has a plain-English question and short answer, plus a link to the full original text.