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Supreme Court Lets Lower Rulings Bar Alabama Execution in IQ Dispute

The court dismissed Alabama’s appeal as improvidently granted, preserving the lower‑court finding that Joseph Clifton Smith is intellectually disabled.

Maine Senate Candidate Graham Platner Apologizes for Using Slur in Interview

Judge Orders Detention of Chicago-Area Doctor Charged in Assault of Teen With Disability

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

Judge Orders Detention of Chicago Man Accused of Pushing Rider Onto Blue Line Tracks

Special Olympics Urges Kid Rock To Renounce R-Word After On-Air Remark