Perspective
Jun. 11, 2014
Who should define 'intellectual disability'?
One could easily draw the conclusion that Justice Samuel Alito believes the judiciary is far better suited than psychiatrists and psychologists to diagnose the mental disorder known as intellectual disability. By Nancy Haydt
From his dissent in Hall v. Florida, 572 U.S. ___ (No. 12-10882, May 27, 2014) one could easily draw the conclusion that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito believes that the judiciary is far better suited than psychiatrists and psychologists to diagnose the mental disorder known as intellectual disability.
In 2002, the Atkins v. Florida decision, 536 U.S. 304, announced that murderers with intellectual disability are pr...
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