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Justices Decline to Rule in Death Penalty Case Over Intellectual Disabilities
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Justices Decline to Rule in Death Penalty Case Over Intellectual Disabilities

NY Times · May 21, 2026, 4:23 PM · Also reported by 2 other sources

An Alabama man challenged his death sentence after a murder conviction because of his varying results in a series of I.Q. tests.

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