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In an article published on December 13, 2023, in the Connecticut Law Tribune, Joette Katz, former Associate Justice on the Connecticut Supreme Court, grappled with the tension between First Amendment protections of free speech on college campuses and the rights of students in an educational setting to be free from bullying, intimidation, and incitement. Reacting to testimony provided during congressional hearings regarding claims of antisemitism at universities around the country, Justice Katz posed an important question: “Did the speech at issue interfere with the ability of some students to truly access the education to which they were entitled?”