Victoria DeLano (above) advocated for people with disabilities at the Office for Civil Rights. She was fired in February 2025. (Courtesy of Victoria DeLano) Advocating for children with disabilities ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday struggled over how courts should decide borderline cases of whether convicted murderers are intellectually disabled and should be shielded from execution.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on Wednesday in a case that could make it more challenging for convicted murderers to avoid execution by claiming intellectual disability. The case ...