Joette Katz

May 18, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The problem of discrimination in jury selection extends beyond race to ethnicity, gender and religious affiliation, which also are entitled to protection under the Batson framework.

By Joette Katz

4 minute read

May 01, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

In July 2021, Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a memorandum imposing a moratorium on federal executions while a review of the Justice Department's…

By Joette Katz

7 minute read

April 17, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Questions remain about validity of a narrowed statute following challenge on constitutional grounds.

By Joette Katz and Eric Del Pozo

5 minute read

March 22, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The latest challenges to women's reproductive autonomy will create confusion in the marketplace as pharmacies and pharmacists try to follow all the laws, regulations and litigation that will no doubt follow.

By Joette Katz

8 minute read

March 01, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Refuge bills are needed in response to a Pandora's box of nightmarish legislation that conflicts with the primary mission to first do no harm.

By Joette Katz

8 minute read

February 23, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Maybe the danger is not that rights will be overturned, but rather, that there will be more tolerance of things that interfere with rights.

By Joette Katz

6 minute read

December 27, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

  It's that time of year—again. Many of you are waiting for the 12th season of HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm." For now, I'll have to…

By Joette Katz

3 minute read

December 14, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

If a condemned prisoner offers this final gift, is it proper to reject it?

By Joette Katz

7 minute read

September 26, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Does it make sense to have an arbitrary time by which judges can only serve in limited capacity?

By Joette Katz

7 minute read

July 28, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

When sentencing convicted defendants to what probably seemed like life sentences to younger defendants, the opportunity for redemption factored prominently. The Board of Pardons and Parole helped me to sleep at night.

By Joette Katz

7 minute read