The Supreme Court Takes Aim at Intellectually Disabled Death Row Inmates
More than two decades ago, the Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision prohibiting the execution of people with ...
Opinion
Center for American ProgressOpinion
RELEASE: A Supreme Court Case Threatens Decades of Protections for Disabled People on Death Row
Washington, D.C. — On December 10, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Hamm v. Smith, a case that could fundamentally alter how courts assess intellectual disability in capital ...
Jurist
Explainer: US Supreme Court to Review How Multiple IQ Scores Could Redefine Intellectual Disability on Death Row
The US Supreme Court will hear Hamm v. Smith on Wednesday, December 10, a death penalty case testing how courts should treat ...
New turn in Robert Roberson's death-row case with New Jersey Supreme Court ruling on shaken baby syndrome
Robert Roberson's death-row case could take a new turn as a New Jersey court released a ruling on shaken baby syndrome.
Florida Supreme Court rejects Death Row inmate’s appeal
The Florida Supreme Court unanimously rejected an appeal filed by a Death Row inmate David Kelsey Sparre, who was convicted ...
Erie Times-News
Is dog DNA 'junk science'? Erie's lone death row inmate appeals to federal circuit court
The fight goes on over Erie's lone death row inmate and the use of dog DNA as evidence at his trial nearly 25 years ago. The inmate, Stephen Treiber, has appealed his conviction to the 3rd U.S.
Louisiana death row inmate freed after nearly 30 years as overturned conviction upends case
A Louisiana man was freed on bail after nearly 30 years on death row following forensic evidence in his murder conviction ...