Lawyers for David Pittman say his execution would violate the U.S. Constitution’s Eighth Amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment. David Pittman is seen in this undated photo from the Florida ...
Disability advocates are speaking out as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to take on a case that hinges on whether a diagnosis of intellectual disability should be based on more than an IQ score. The ...
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a case that advocates say could have major implications for how intellectual disability is defined. The high court will consider Hamm v. Smith on ...