Author

Laura C. Hoffman

  • Supreme Court

    Bans on Assault Weapons Reach the U.S. Supreme Court

    The American Medical Association declared gun violence a “public health crisis” in 2016. In June 2024, then U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, took a significant stand on the relationship between public health and gun violence by…

    Bans on Assault Weapons Reach the U.S. Supreme Court

  • Disability

    Intellectual Disability, Geography, and a Life-or-Death Decision

    On May 21, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Hamm v. Smith, a case being heavily watched by both criminal justice and disability rights advocates for its potential impact on convictions for individuals sentenced to death involving a determination of…

    Intellectual Disability, Geography, and a Life-or-Death Decision