Months after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that advocates said could have major implications for ...

The Supreme Court took the unusual step on Thursday of dismissing a case that it had already heard, handing a rare win to a ...

The Georgia legislature threw its support behind legislation that would make it easier for defendants in death penalty cases to avoid execution by proving that they have an intellectual disability.

Intellectual disabilities affect a child’s ability to learn and function at levels considered typical for their age. Learning disabilities affect a child’s ability to master specific skills, like ...

Intellectual disability causes significant limitations to a person’s intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior. Intellectual disability is also sometimes known as cognitive disability. An ...