Joette Katz

December 17, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

While many of the barriers to improving access to mental health care are deeply rooted in our health care systems, they are not impossible to solve, columnist Joette Katz writes.

By Joette Katz

7 minute read

November 19, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

By Joette Katz

6 minute read

October 29, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

We may need to change our focus, to see the world through the eyes of someone whose perceptions have been shaped by years, sometimes a lifetime, of brutality

By Joette Katz

8 minute read

September 04, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The Connecticut Supreme Court is quite capable of providing meaningful boundaries when recognizing a new cause of action.

By Joette Katz

7 minute read

August 07, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

After I left the bench, Michele Morris eventually became an "unassigned permanent clerk," which gave her increased opportunity to train law clerks from other chambers, setting the gold standard by which all were measured.

By Joette Katz

7 minute read

June 14, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

I cannot tell you how many times, either writing for the Connecticut Supreme Court or joining my colleagues in one of their opinions, we concluded matters based on the jurisprudential concept of standing relying on well settled principles and precedent, often highlighting United States Supreme Court authority

By Joette Katz

8 minute read

May 29, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Recent behavior on the U.S. House floor made history for the wrong reasons.

By Joette Katz

4 minute read

April 22, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Chief Justice Peters demanded respect for herself, her colleagues and the institution we served. And when her famous black purse came out, you knew it was time to wrap up.

By Joette Katz and Victoria Woodin Chavey

4 minute read

April 22, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Idaho imposed a sweeping ban on gender-affirming care, even though every major medical organization in the United States has concluded the care is safe, effective and the only evidence-based treatment for gender dysphoria.

By Joette Katz

8 minute read

February 28, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A terse dismissal from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals may allow Cantu to be executed later today.

By Joette Katz

6 minute read