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 two decades. The question before the […] ...

Anti-death penalty and disability advocates have criticized how Georgia handled intellectual disability in death penalty cases, because defendants had to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that they were ...

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

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

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday, December 10, heard oral argument in Hamm vs. Smith, a capital case that could reshape how courts evaluate intellectual disability under Atkins v. Virginia and its ...

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 Georgia House unanimously passed a bill on Tuesday lessening the threshold for a person facing the death penalty to be considered intellectually disabled, which would make them ineligible for a ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — (MAY 14 UPDATE) The Syracuse Police Department announced Wednesday morning that Jackob Barlow has been found safe. Police said Barlow is in good health and has been returned to his ...

Bagalkote: A horrific incident involving abuse of minor intellectually disabled children has shaken the entire state and ...