How low does an IQ have to be to avoid execution? Supreme Court won’t weigh in on Alabama case

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Lawyers and spectators file out of the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. The court heard that morning the case of Alabama Death Row inmate Joseph Smith. (Ivana Hrynkiw | ihrynkiw@al.com)

The nation’s highest court on Thursday said it should not have reviewed Alabama’s request to execute a man who is intellectually disabled.

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