The D.C. government agreed yesterday to follow a detailed and methodical blueprint to provide protection and good care for its mentally retarded residents. The agreement, filed yesterday after a year ...

Autistic teenager Thomas Rusk may not live at home, but his mother thinks the group home he lives in is the next best thing. Rusk and two others receive round-the-clock care in a cozy, family-type ...

WASHINGTON--In a case whose outcome could affect death row inmates across the nation, the United States Supreme Court today will consider whether executions of people with mental retardation violates ...