After ban on execution of "intellectually disabled" people, the Supreme Court is asked to clarify how to decide who qualifies ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday examined how to determine whether a person on death row is intellectually disabled and should ...

In Hamm v. Smith, the Supreme Court will consider how IQ tests can be used to determine when an individual with an ...

The bizarre oral argument in Hamm v. Smith shows how decades of case law rooted in science is now under siege at the Supreme Court.

In 2002, the Supreme Court ruled in Atkins v. Virginia that the Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment bars the ...

The US Supreme Court will hear Hamm v. Smith on Wednesday, December 10, a death penalty case testing how courts should treat ...

Let's talk about IQ. Like it or not, the concept of IQ is still with us. How often do you read a book and the IQ of a character is referred to? Or you turn on the news and find out that a defendant's ...

Intelligence — from emotional intelligence to more practical and tangible knowledge — is innately associated with many aspects of our lives. From socioeconomic status, to personal relationships, ...