Updated November 8, 2026 State v. Jackson (December 2025) confirms that “surface skills” like using a phone or driving do not disprove intellectual disability—courts must examine the full picture of adaptive deficits ✓ CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTION: ATKINS V. VIRGINIA (2002) The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that executing intellectually disabled individuals violates the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against…
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