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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mark Sherman and Kim Chandler

REVEALED: Supreme court hears alabama s appeal to execute a man found to be intellectually disabled - The Real Truth

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on Wednesday in a case that could make it more challenging for convicted murderers to avoid execution by claiming intellectual disability.

The case stems from an appeal by Alabama, which aims to execute a man whom lower federal courts have determined to be intellectually disabled.

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