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Supreme Court declines to hear Texas man's intellectual disability case in capital case

NPR News · Jun 22, 2026, 8:13 PM · Also reported by 3 other sources

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The court's action means Victor Saldaño is likely to be executed even though both defense and state experts determined he was not eligible for execution under the law.

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