The prosecution in Marcelle Jerrill Waldon's death-penalty case will be allowed an expert to counter defense claims that Waldon suffers an intellectual disability and is therefore ineligible for a ...

The Supreme Court ruled that if a juvenile defendant with an intellectual disability is on trial for a crime, the court must take appropriate judicial measures to ensure the defendant’s right to ...

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 ...