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Court appears divided on whether lower courts properly found death row inmate to be intellectually disabled

The Supreme Court on Wednesday wrestled with the case of an Alabama man who has been on that state’s death row for more than ...

Supreme Court struggles over whether Alabama can execute man found to be intellectually disabled

“There is no way that he can prove an IQ below 70,” Overing said.

US Supreme Court wrestles with death row inmate's intellectual disability ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court grappled on Wednesday with a bid by Alabama officials to pursue the execution of an inmate convicted ...

Supreme Court Grapples With Death Penalty Case on Intellectual Disability

The case involves an Alabama man who challenged his death sentence after a murder conviction because of his varying results ...

Thomas, Alito Appear To Back Execution of Intellectually Disabled Man

There was no clear outcome following the hearing to determine if IQ should play a role in execution sentences.

Supreme Court mulls intellectual disability limits in death penalty cases

The Supreme Court on Wednesday grappled with where the line should be drawn on intellectual disability when the death penalty ...

Could Supreme Court make it easier to execute the intellectually disabled?

Decades ago, the Supreme Court said inmates who are intellectually disabled can't be executed. Now, it weighs the use of IQ ...

Supreme Court weighs role of IQ scores in debate over execution of disabled people

In a major case from Alabama before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, the justices are asked to clarify who qualifies as ...
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Court to consider the role of IQ tests in ban on executing people who are intellectually disabled

In 2002, the Supreme Court ruled in Atkins v. Virginia that the Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment bars the ...