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 ...
Disability Scoop

Supreme Court To Hear Case On Intellectual Disability

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a case that advocates say could have major implications for how ...
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 ...

Supreme Court Grapples With Death Penalty Case on Intellectual Disability

The case involves an Alabama man who challenged his death sentence after a murder conviction because of his varying results ...

US Supreme Court Wrestles With Death Row Inmate's Intellectual Disability Ruling

Like many states, Alabama considers evidence of IQ test scores of 70 or below as part of the standard for determining ...
University of Wyoming

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

What are intellectual and developmental disabilities? Intellectual disability is a disability characterized by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, which ...
KESQ

Teens accused of attacking man with intellectual disability, trying to start his curtains on fire

Three teenagers were arrested after allegedly attacking a man with an intellectual disability and attempting to start a fire ...

Real estate broker, family financially exploited man with intellectual disability, lawsuit alleges

A man is suing three members of a Winnipeg family and a real estate broker he alleges used his intellectual disability to ...