Attorneys for Melvin Trotter had long argued he was intellectually disabled, but he was put to death by lethal injection for a 1986 Palmetto killing.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A man convicted of murdering a brother and sister in Blount and Sevier counties in 1992 is awaiting ...

Lawyers for David Pittman say his execution would violate the U.S. Constitution’s Eighth Amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment. David Pittman is seen in this undated photo from the Florida ...

Melvin Trotter is scheduled for execution for the 1986 murder of Virgie Langford in Palmetto, Florida. His attorneys argue he is intellectually disabled, citing early school records and IQ tests.

March is Intellectual Disability Awareness Month (IDAM), and Cape Mental Health is once again highlighting the rights, safety ...

A South Carolina man and woman have been sentenced to prison for a cyberstalking scheme that targeted a vulnerable victim, ...

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a case that advocates say could have major implications for how intellectual disability is defined. The high court will consider Hamm v. Smith on ...

Robert Maguire of St Helena’s, Dundalk pleaded guilty to a charge of robbery arising out of the incident at Roden Place, ...

People with learning (intellectual) disabilities have historically been marginalised from mainstream society, and have had limited choice and control over their lives. While movements to achieve ...