The US Supreme Court on Tuesday, December 10, heard oral arguments in Hamm vs. Smith, a capital case that could reshape how courts evaluate intellectual disability under Atkins v. Virginia and its ...
In 2002, the Supreme Court ruled in Atkins v. Virginia that the Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment bars the execution of people who are intellectually disabled. Next week, on Wednesday ...
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Supreme Court considers how IQ affects disability rulings
Disability rights advocates have warned that a Supreme Court case involving death row inmates could have serious consequences for people with intellectual disabilities. The justices are reviewing how ...
WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court grappled on Wednesday with a bid by Alabama officials to pursue the execution of an inmate convicted of a 1997 murder who a lower court found to ...
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday refused to halt next week’s scheduled execution of Frank Walls, turning down arguments that he should be spared because he is intellectually ...
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