Sandra Tibbetts Murphy is a Legal & Policy Advisor for the Battered Women’s Justice Project.

Resources By This Author

  1. Henderson v. US

    Sandra Tibbetts Murphy, J.D. | BWJP |

    Legal and Policy Analysis

    In Henderson, the Court held that a court-ordered transfer of a felon’s lawfully owned firearms from law enforcement custody to a third party is not barred by current federal firearm prohibitions.

  2. Voisine v. US: Federal Gun Ban Includes "Reckless" Domestic Assault Convictions

    Sandra Tibbetts Murphy, J.D. | BWJP |

    Legal and Policy Analysis

    This analysis looks at Voisine v. US, a Supreme Court case from 2016, which established the Lautenberg Amendment that expanded firearm ownership prohibition under federal law.