The Supreme Court on Wednesday struggled over how courts should decide borderline cases of whether convicted murderers are intellectually disabled and should be shielded from execution. There was no ...

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 ...

The Supreme Court is considering an appeal from Alabama that could lower standards for determining intellectual disability in death penalty cases.

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday examined how to determine whether a death row inmate is intellectually disabled and should ...

Justices to consider how to determine if a person is "intellectually disabled." More than 20 years ago, the Supreme Court outlawed the execution of intellectually disabled people convicted of capital ...

The photos include a short-sleeve orange button-down, a blue jacket, a red University of Houston T-shirt and white or gray sweatpants. WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Wednesday struggled over how ...

Supreme Court Struggles Over Whether Alabama Can Execute Man Found to Be Intellectually Disabled WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday struggled over how courts should decide borderline ...