The pending Supreme Court decision that worries disability rights groups

Is an intellectual disability a condition, or a number on an IQ test? Here's why an Alabama death penalty case at the Supreme ...
Jurist

Hamm v. Smith: Supreme Court Revisits the Line Between Intellectual Disability and Execution

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 ...
Davis Vanguard

Court Affirms Reginald Jackson’s Intellectual Disability, Spares Death Penalty

Reginald Jackson has been ruled intellectually disabled and therefore ineligible for the death penalty, upholding a ...
Opinion

Alabama Begs Supreme Court to Make It Easier to Execute People With Intellectual Disabilities

The bizarre oral argument in Hamm v. Smith shows how decades of case law rooted in science is now under siege at the Supreme Court.

Drill rapper Kay Flock sentenced to 30 years for gang violence — as judge swats away ‘intellectual disability’ defense

Drill rapper Kay Flock couldn’t have headed the ruthless crew that terrorized The Bronx with rampant gun violence because he has an “intellectual disability,” his lawyers argued — as the convicted ...
Courthouse News Service

Disability advocates decry Utah guardianship law as 'civil death'

Disability rights groups argue that a new guardianship law creates a two-tier system that strips people with intellectual ...
Sun Sentinel

Defense says convicted killer’s intellectual disability should halt Florida execution next week

TALLAHASSEE — Attorneys for condemned killer Frank Walls have asked the Florida Supreme Court to halt his scheduled execution next week, arguing he should be spared because he is intellectually ...
The Washington Post

Supreme Court wrestles with death penalty in cases of intellectual disabilities

The Supreme Court on Wednesday wrestled with whether to allow Alabama to execute a man with low cognitive function, a ruling that could set new rules for states to condemn those with borderline ...
NPR

How one legal team is building support for people with cognitive disabilities

A few years ago, Noah Cox noticed something about some of the people he represented in court. They struggled to communicate, think logically or problem solve. "I wanted to know their account of what ...
Medical Xpress on MSN

Epilepsy can lead to earlier deaths in people with intellectual disabilities, study shows

A combination of missed prevention opportunities and health inequalities can result in the early deaths of people living with epilepsy and intellectual disabilities, new research has shown.
TribLIVE.com

Slippery Rock to grow program that gives college, work experience to students with intellectual disabilities

Slippery Rock University is expanding its “Rock Life” program, a four-year, non-degree program for students with intellectual disabilities. The federal government awarded Slippery Rock $300,000 over ...

Two held for rape of woman with disability in Kelambakkam

The All Women Police Station (AWPS), Kelambakkam has apprehended a 21-year-old man and a 17-year-old juvenile for allegedly raping a woman with an intellectual disability.