The prosecution in Marcelle Jerrill Waldon's death-penalty case will be allowed an expert to counter defense claims that Waldon suffers an intellectual disability and is therefore ineligible for a ...

The Georgia Senate passed a bill on Monday easing the state's strict burden of proof required for a death row inmate to be deemed intellectually disabled, which would make them ineligible for a death ...

As a Tennessean who has spent the last 40 years advocating on behalf of individuals living with intellectual disability and their families, I believe that, in many ways, our state is a leader in ...

As Angela Clay and her two young daughters slept in their Nashville home, a killer approached. They didn't stand a chance. Clay and her eldest daughter, 9-year-old Latoya, were found shot dead in bed.

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a case that advocates say could have major implications for how intellectual disability is defined. The high court will consider Hamm v. Smith on ...