A Florida judge ruled that convicted double murderer Marcelle Waldon remains eligible for the death penalty. The ruling found Waldon did not meet the legal criteria for an intellectual disability, ...

The US Supreme Court will hear Hamm v. Smith on Wednesday, December 10, a death penalty case testing how courts should treat multiple IQ scores when deciding whether a death-row prisoner is ...

Jul. 10—A psychologist testified Thursday in Morgan County Circuit Court that murder suspect Kendall Rashaid Rucker has a mild intellectual disability, a key factor the court must consider in ...

WASHINGTON – Disability rights groups fear a death penalty case before the Supreme Court could have implications for the intellectually disabled far beyond the criminal context. The justices are ...

Can one number determine the destiny of access for millions of Americans with intellectual disabilities? This is what is at stake with regard to the decision being rendered by the Supreme Court case ...

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments this week in a death penalty case in which the defendant’s school records from more than 40 years ago are playing a key role. In that case, Justice John Paul ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday grappled with where the line should be drawn on intellectual disability when the death penalty is on the table in a case that could make it harder for convicted killers ...

Tennessee is scheduled to execute Byron Black on August 5th despite evidence of intellectual disability. Black's intellectual disability is undisputed by experts and even acknowledged by the State. A ...

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 ...