The US could soon make it easier to execute people with intellectual disabilities

A supreme court decision will determine whether the cruel, unconstitutional execution of people with intellectual disability becomes even more prevalentThe supreme court will soon rule on Hamm v Smith, an Alabama death penalty case that could significantly increase the number of people with intellectual disability who are executed. In this case, Alabama is fighting to execute a man named Joseph Smith. Smith’s five IQ scores – 72, 74, 74, 75 and 78 – all fall around the bottom fifth percentile of...