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33 Dev. Mental Health L. 1 (2014)

handle is hein.journals/dvmnhlt33 and id is 1 raw text is: DEVELOPMENTS IN MENTAL HEALTH LAW The Institute of Law, Psychiatry & Public Policy - The University of Virginia Volume 33, Issue 1 February 2014 Highlights in This Issue * Consortium for Risk-Based Firearms Policy Recommends Evidence- Based Changes to State and Federal Gun Policies * DOJ/HHS Propose Regulatory Changes Clarifying Mental Health Firearms Prohibition and Reporting Requirements * Illinois Department of Human Services Clarifies Clear and Present Danger Mental Health Reporting Requirements; All Individuals with Developmental Disabilities Included * Recently Decided and Pending Cases o Supreme Court Reinstates Death Penalty Holding Prosecution May Introduce Expert Psychological Opinion Rebutting Voluntary Intoxication Defense o Tenth Circuit Requires Treatment Plan with Medications and Maximum Dosages before Authorizing Involuntary Medication of Incompetent Defendant o DC Circuit Rejects Special Circumstances Argument of Potential Lengthy Civil Commitment in Upholding Involuntary Medication Order o Tenth Circuit Holds Insanity Defense Precludes Acceptance-of-Responsibility Downward Adjustment to Sentencing Guidelines Consortium for Risk-Based Firearms Policy Recommends Evidence-Based Changes to State and Federal Gun Policies The Consortium for Risk-Based Firearms Policy (Consortium) released its Reports, Guns, Public Health and Mental Illness: An Evidence-Based Approach for State Policy,( State Report)' and Guns, Public Health and Mental Illness: An Evidence-Based Approach for Federal Policy,(Federal Report)n1 in December proposing evidence-based changes to both state and federal policy designed to reduce the risk of gun violence by individuals with mental health illness and other risk populations. Composed of the nation's leading researchers, 1