Joette Katz

February 14, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The recent case of Jennifer Crumbley, the mother held criminally liable for the deaths and injuries caused by her son during a Michigan high school…

By Joette Katz

8 minute read

January 08, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The Libraries for All Act would make public library policies subject to the 1964 Civil Rights Act, barring libraries from removing a book based on the race, gender identity or sexual orientation of the book's characters.

By Joette Katz

9 minute read

December 13, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

In truth, the Congressional inquiry was not about the law. It was about politics, and these presidents, all of whom have had brilliant and accomplished careers, were too smart for the room. It was painful to watch.

By Joette Katz

6 minute read

October 11, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

When the law catches up with changes in science, it's good for justice.

By Joette Katz

9 minute read

September 04, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Take a moment to consider how distraction can lead to the very worst of mistakes.

By Joette Katz

6 minute read

August 14, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Compassion for victims represents a step forward for society.

By Joette Katz

10 minute read

July 24, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut now has the fifth strongest gun safety laws and experiences the sixth lowest rate of gun violence in the United States. Good for us.

By Joette Katz

7 minute read

June 29, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

There is merit to the court's middle ground in this sensitive area, in which assault complaints are frequently, though not always, a credibility test.

By Joette Katz and Eric Del Pozo

8 minute read

June 22, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The high court dismissed the contention that ICWA goes beyond the power that the Constitution gives Congress in Article I, which authorizes Congress to "regulate commerce" with Indian tribes.

By Joette Katz

9 minute read

June 14, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Langston described well the Huey Court's discussion of the breadth of information that a judge may consider during sentencing as a matter of due process.

By Joette Katz

5 minute read