Is an intellectual disability a condition, or a number on an IQ test? Here's why an Alabama death penalty case at the Supreme ...
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a case that advocates say could have major implications for how ...
The case involves an Alabama man who challenged his death sentence after a murder conviction because of his varying results ...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday, December 10, heard oral argument in Hamm vs. Smith, a capital case that could reshape how ...
The Supreme Court on Wednesday grappled with where the line should be drawn on intellectual disability when the death penalty ...
Like many states, Alabama considers evidence of IQ test scores of 70 or below as part of the standard for determining ...
A new study is among the first to estimate the number of adults in the U.S. with intellectual disability, offering policymakers and other stakeholders a snapshot of the need for resources. Just shy of ...
If your child has an intellectual disability (ID), their brain hasn’t developed properly or has been injured in some way. Their brain may also not function within the normal range of both intellectual ...
A Supreme Court case on executing offenders with intellectual disabilities could reshape what “cruel and unusual punishment” ...
People with intellectual disabilities, such as those with Down syndrome or fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, have historically had shorter life expectancies than the general population, but data from a ...
The justices wrestled with whether to allow Alabama to execute a man with low cognitive function, a ruling that could set new ...
An Elgin pediatrician is facing several charges after allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old with an intellectual ...