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Supreme Court Hears Death Penalty Case on Intellectual Disability

10 December 2025 at 18:04
The case involves an Alabama man who challenged his death sentence after a murder conviction because of his varying results in a series of I.Q. tests.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

Two decades ago, the Supreme Court barred the execution of people with mental disabilities as a violation of the Constitution’s Eighth Amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment. But the court’s composition has changed since then.

Supreme Court Seems Poised to Give Trump More Power to Fire Independent Officials

9 December 2025 at 03:08
A ruling in the president’s favor in the case, which deals with his attempt to remove a member of the Federal Trade Commission, would be a major expansion of presidential authority.

© Al Drago for The New York Times

The Supreme Court in Washington.
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