More than two decades ago, the Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision prohibiting the execution of people with ...

In 2002, the Supreme Court ruled in Atkins v. Virginia that the Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment bars the ...

The state of Alabama disagrees: anyone scoring 70 or above on one test, its attorney general contends, is intelligent enough ...

WASHINGTON, June 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear an appeal by Alabama officials of a judicial decision that a man convicted of a 1997 murder is intellectually disabled - ...

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House Bill 123 lowers the burden of proof for intellectual disability claims in capital cases from "beyond a reasonable doubt" to "a preponderance of the evidence," aligning Georgia with other states.

The Georgia Senate passed a bill on Monday easing the state's strict burden of proof required for a death row inmate to be deemed intellectually disabled, which would make them ineligible for a death ...

Convicted murderer beat victim with hammer and saw IQ scores at issue in legal fight over death sentence Atlanta-based appeals court is told to clarify its ruling Nov 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The FBI is looking into ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia makes it harder than any other state for an individual to prove they are legally exempt from the death penalty because of an intellectual disability. A bill that would change ...