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 ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Hamm v. Smith, a death ...

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 ...

Jahmez Cartwright's phone reportedly pinged in San Diego the day after he disappeared from Philadelphia ...

GENEVA, Ill. (WKRC) - A man was sentenced to decades in prison for impregnating a woman with a "severe or profound intellectual disability" who was not able to give consent. According to a release ...

An Indiana House committee unanimously advanced a bill Wednesday tightening protections for defendants with intellectual disabilities in capital cases, while ...

House Bill 123 lowers the burden of proof for intellectual disability claims in capital cases from "beyond a reasonable doubt" to "a preponderance of the evidence," aligning Georgia with other states.

People with learning (intellectual) disabilities have historically been marginalised from mainstream society, and have had limited choice and control over their lives. While movements to achieve ...