Seth P. Waxman, Smith’s lawyer, told the justices that the lower federal courts in his client’s case correctly applied ...

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 ...

William Skipworth’s three-part investigation in the New Hampshire Bulletin has laid bare the ongoing traumas experienced by ...

A combination of missed prevention opportunities and health inequalities can result in the early deaths of people living with ...

Decades ago, the Supreme Court said inmates who are intellectually disabled can't be executed. Now, it weighs the use of IQ ...

A Georgia law creates a clearer process to determine intellectual disability before trial, strengthening long-sought ...

The justices wrestled with whether to allow Alabama to execute a man with low cognitive function, a ruling that could set new ...

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

There was no clear outcome following the hearing to determine if IQ should play a role in execution sentences.

Insight into the role of an intellectual disability caregiver, from daily responsibilities to emotional support and communication for helping individuals with intellectual disabilities.

NDIS recipients who can work should have time limits placed on how long they can claim the welfare, with an economics ...

The US Supreme Court will hear Hamm v. Smith on Wednesday, December 10, a death penalty case testing how courts should treat ...