Cruel & Unusual Punishments Clause's Ban on Executing the Intellectually Disabled Topic of White Paper From CRS
May 04, 2026
May 04, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11426) on May 1, 2026, by legislative attorney Dave S. Sidhu:
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The Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause's Ban on Executing the Intellectually Disabled
In 2002, the Supreme Court in Atkins v. Virginia ruled that the imposition of capital punishment on the intellectually disabled constitutes "cruel and unusual" punishmen . . .
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The Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause's Ban on Executing the Intellectually Disabled
In 2002, the Supreme Court in Atkins v. Virginia ruled that the imposition of capital punishment on the intellectually disabled constitutes "cruel and unusual" punishmen . . .