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Supreme Court Takes Up Alabama Case Testing IQ-Only Bar to Death Penalty Protections

The justices will decide how claims for Atkins protections should account for multiple cognitive test results.

Alaska Pilot Asks Supreme Court To Review Plane Forfeiture Over Six-Pack Seizure