Articles Featuring Richard J. Bonnie

An Architect of Red-Flag Laws Reflects on Recent Shootings
May 26, 2022
Unique Courses Explore Law’s Roots, New Frontiers
October 22, 2021
Sizing Up the Supreme Court Term
July 7, 2021
As He Rose in His Career, Bonnie Made Case Against Capital Punishment
April 1, 2021
It’s Unconstitutional Not To Allow Insanity Defense, Professor Tells Supreme Court
October 10, 2019
Mental Health Check: In Virginia, New Funding Approach Sought by Professor-Led Expert Panel
November 29, 2017
Moving the Needle on Criminal Justice Reform
July 24, 2017
Long Road to Recovery From Opioid Epidemic, Study Chaired by Professor Richard Bonnie Finds
July 13, 2017
Symposium Will Tackle Issues of Criminal Justice and Mental Illness
March 22, 2017
Professors Richard Bonnie, Lois Shepherd Advise Any Changes to ACA Be Incremental
UVA Law's Top Stories of 2016
December 27, 2016
Virginia Top-Ranked for Judicial Legal Citations, New Study Shows
August 30, 2016
UVA Law's Criminal Law Faculty Help Shape National Conversation on Justice
July 27, 2016
Media Tip Sheet: UVA Law Experts Available for Comment on Supreme Court Decisions
May 9, 2016
Filling the Gaps in Virginia's Mental Health Services
May 5, 2016
Professor Richard Bonnie to Receive APA Commendation for Contributions to Field of Law and Psychiatry
April 1, 2016
Remembering Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
February 13, 2016
UVA Law Professor Leads Effort Urging Support for Young Adults
November 3, 2014
Richard Bonnie on Gun Control, Mental Health Policies in Aftermath of Deadly Shootings
September 25, 2013
UVA Professor Richard Bonnie Meets with Vice President Biden, Federal Officials on Gun Violence
January 29, 2013
UVA Law Professor Richard Bonnie Testifies Before Sandy Hook Panel
January 25, 2013
Juvenile Justice System Must Be Overhauled, Says Report Led by UVA Law Professor
November 13, 2012
Richard Bonnie on the Need for a Constitutional Right to the Insanity Defense
July 20, 2012
UVA Law Professors React to Supreme Court Health Care, Stolen Valor Rulings
June 28, 2012
Faculty Share Memories of Exams Past
December 1, 2011
Virginia's Community Colleges Should Bolster Mental Health Services, Study Chaired by UVA Law Professor Concludes
November 23, 2011
Media Advisory: Law Professors Available to Speak About Health Care Reform, Potential Supreme Court Showdown
October 5, 2011
Changes to Virginia Law Empower Patients to Make Health Decisions
October 28, 2009
Statement from Richard Bonnie on Va. Mental Health Law Reform Commission Report
December 21, 2007
Bonnie Testifies Before Congress on FDA Regulation of Tobacco
October 22, 2007
Bonnie Chairs IOM Committee Recommending Measures to Reduce Tobacco Use
May 25, 2007
Bonnie Lauded by American Psychiatric Association
June 9, 2003
Finding Who Can Be Held to Account After a Six-Year-Old Shoots a Teacher
January 16, 2023
Aging in Prison: Elderly Population May Triple in 20 Years
November 16, 2022
Episode 4: If You Come for the Queen... The Insanity Defense before Hinckley
October 7, 2022
Lighting Up A Better Future
August 26, 2022
FDA Chief’s Long-Promised Opioid Review Faces Skepticism
July 27, 2022
Congress Wants More Red-Flag Laws. But GOP States, Gun Groups Resist.
July 18, 2022
Report: Increasing Dementia in Prison Population Calls for Immediate Action
July 14, 2022
Legal System Ill-Equipped For Handling Dementia
June 17, 2022
Opinion/Editorial: Gun Safety Middle Ground Means Changes
June 2, 2022
An Expedited Regulatory Strategy For Expanding Access To Methadone Treatment For Opioid Use Disorder
May 27, 2022
If Uvalde Inspires Gun Control, ‘Red Flag’ Laws Are Most Likely
May 27, 2022
MPP National Decriminalization Report Press Conference
March 22, 2022
Q&A: Richard Bonnie Discusses Virginia’s New Marijuana Laws, Taking Effect Thursday
June 30, 2021
Justices Refuse To Limit Life Sentences For Minors
April 22, 2021
Webinar: Best Practices for Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPO) in the Wake of Indiana Shooting
April 21, 2021
New Virginia Law Aimed at Fairness for Those With Mental Disabilities Who Are Charged With Crimes
March 12, 2021
Wake-Up Call: Drug Policy Reform at the Polls
December 13, 2020
Virginia’s Approach to Marijuana Needs to Change, Analysts Say
November 24, 2020
Don't Abolish the Insanity Defense
May 18, 2020
The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity in Secondary Schools
March 6, 2020
Teens Are Leading Movements — It’s Time To Promote Policies That Reflect Youths’ Promise
October 11, 2019
Op-Ed: Insanity and the Supreme Court
October 7, 2019
FDA Guidance on New Opioids Roasted at Hearing
September 19, 2019
Pain/Addiction Products Need Regulatory Streamlining To Incentivize Development, Sponsors Say
September 18, 2019
Anorexic Woman Lands at Ground Zero of State Mental Hospital Crisis
September 11, 2019
Spotlight Exclusive Interview: Richard Bonnie on Fulfilling the Promise of Adolescence
August 20, 2019
Kaine Says It’s ‘Completely Bogus’ To Compare His Virginia Tech Panel to GOP’s Gun Plan
July 10, 2019
There’s a Way Past Gun Gridlock
June 9, 2019
UVA-Led National Report Finds the Promise of Adolescence Is Largely Untapped
May 16, 2019
The Surprising Link Between U.S. Marijuana Law and the History of Immigration
April 20, 2019
Virginia’s Mental Health System Needs an Overhaul, Legislators Say
December 4, 2018
'It Still Doesn't Right What I Did': Bank Robber’s Surprise Confession Frees Innocent Man Who Served 9½ Years in Prison, But It Doesn't Ease His Conscience
March 23, 2018
Tackling the Opioid Epidemic
March 8, 2018
Bonnie and Swanson column: Risk Warrants: a New Tool For Preventing Tragic Shootings
March 6, 2018
State and National Efforts Underway To Battle the Ongoing Opioid Crisis
February 5, 2018
Q&A: What’s Fueling the Opioid Epidemic, and How Can It be Stopped?
December 6, 2017
OUR OPIOID CRISIS(!) CAN BE CURBED; CYBERSECURITY—NATURE VS NURTURE
October 28, 2017
Oregon Just Became the 5th State to Raise its Smoking Age to 21
August 10, 2017
New Jersey Raised Its Smoking Age to 21. The Change Will Likely Save Lives
July 24, 2017
Moving the Needle on Criminal Justice Reform
July 24, 2017
Opioid Crisis: How The US Can Contain and Reverse the Epidemic
July 22, 2017
UVA Law Professor Participates in Opioid Study
July 18, 2017
New ‘Action Plan’ Released for Addressing Opioid Epidemic
July 14, 2017
Scientific Panel Seeks Harsher Strategy, Total Policy Overhaul To Solve Opioid Problem
July 14, 2017
FDA Study Calls for More Aggressive Opioid Regulation
July 13, 2017
The U.S. Should Rethink Its Entire Approach to Painkillers and the People Addicted to Them, Panel Urges
July 13, 2017
UVA-led Study: Ending Opioid Epidemic Will Take Years
July 13, 2017
Most-Cited Health Law Scholars (With an Update on Multiple Authors)
April 18, 2017
Mental Health System Has Improved Since Tech, But Has a Long Way to Go, Experts Say
April 14, 2017
Would Virginia's Safety Nets Catch Cho Today?
April 9, 2017
UVa Experts Advise Any Changes to ACA Be Incremental
January 16, 2017
Sanity and Competency Evaluated in Attempted Jail Escape Case
December 18, 2016
Law Enforcement on the Front Lines of a Mental Health Crisis
December 6, 2016
Deeds Still Seeks Massive Overhaul of Mental Health System
December 6, 2016
US Church Shooter To Represent Self At Trial
November 28, 2016
Dylann Roof's Request to Represent Himself Was Odd But Not Unprecedented
November 28, 2016
Roof Competency Hearing to Go Into Second Day
November 21, 2016
Roanoke County Mother Seeks Answers Following Son's Suicide
October 10, 2016
Accolades: UVA Garners Top-10 National Ranking
August 31, 2016
John Hinckley's Impact Beyond St. Elizabeth's Hospital
August 1, 2016
Reaction to Hinckley Release
July 30, 2016
How John Hinckley Jr. Shined a Light on America's Mental Health Crisis
July 28, 2016
John Hinckley Case Led to Vast Narrowing of Insanity Defense
July 27, 2016
Reagan Shooter John Hinckley Jr. Released to Home Stay
July 27, 2016
Virginia's Jails Lack the Resources to Treat the Mentally Ill, Experts Say
July 16, 2016
Experts at UVa, Elsewhere Differ on Gun Restraining Orders
June 26, 2016
UVA Law Professor Talks 'Viral Terrorism'
June 15, 2016
Academia: Handle Young Adults Differently, But Not As Juveniles
May 9, 2016
In Mann Murder Trial, Briel Will Try Insanity Defense
May 1, 2016
Don't Treat Young Adults as Teenagers
April 29, 2016
Bonnie: It's Time to Transform Juvenile Justice in Virginia
February 17, 2016
Sorry, College Students, But the Drinking Age Should Stay at 21
January 19, 2016
Father of UVa Grad Who OD'd Will Be a Special Guest at Obama Address
January 11, 2016
MWH Asessment Center Helps with Mental-Health Crises
November 15, 2015
A Look Inside the Rise in Mental Health Related Calls
November 10, 2015
Faculty Fighting Back
October 26, 2015
After Moneta
August 31, 2015
Experts Meet to Discuss Aftermath of WDBJ Shooting
August 28, 2015
Angry and Armed: How Some States Are Trying to Keep Guns Away from Volatile People
August 28, 2015
Survey: California Slipping on Anti-Tobacco Policies to Fight Cancer
August 5, 2015
Will Bain Disorder Defense in Teacher Sex Assault Case Work? Legal Experts Weigh In
July 24, 2015
Armed and Mentally Ill
July 20, 2015
Civil Psychiatric Commitments Rose in Virginia in Possible 'Deeds effect'
July 2, 2015
Mental Health Subcommittee Meets in Augusta County
June 30, 2015
Hawaii Raised Its Smoking Age to 21. But Will it Work?
June 24, 2015
Audio: HearSay with Cathy Lewis
June 24, 2015
Princeton Raises the Minimum Age to Buy Tobacco Products
April 27, 2015
Could John Hinckley - the Man Who Shot Ronald Reagan - Be Released?
April 22, 2015
Raising the Legal Age to Buy Cigarettes Would Save 250,000 American Lives Annually, Report Says
March 23, 2015
18 or 21: Legal Smoking Age Shift Petitioned
March 16, 2015
Report: Raising Legal Age for Tobacco Would Stop, Delay Use
March 12, 2015
UVa Professor: Regulatory Approach Key to Marijuana's Future in America
February 26, 2015
University Law Professor Weighs in on Marijuana Prohibition Debate
February 25, 2015
Experts Discuss Future of Marijuana Legalization
February 25, 2015
Marijuana Reforms: Sales Potential
January 9, 2015
Marijuana Reforms in Virginia: High Times or Up in Smoke?
January 5, 2015
Young People Need More Help Transitioning into Adulthood, UVa Study Finds
December 14, 2014
Adulthood More Difficult to Reach
November 10, 2014
OJJDP Should Strengthen DMC Requirement: Report
September 15, 2014
UVa Begins Dual Medicine-Law Degree Program
August 4, 2014
The Federal Marijuana Ban Is Rooted in Myth and Xenophobia
July 29, 2014
Another School Shooting Reignites Debate Over Guns And Mental Illness
May 26, 2014
Punishment for juvenile crime - should it be different?
May 18, 2014
Beds Available for Mental Health Patients, Study Shows
December 18, 2013
Experts: Brain Development Should Play Bigger Role in Determining Treatment of Juvenile Offenders'
December 17, 2013