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Supreme Court Overturns Florida's Rigid IQ Cutoff for Death Penalty Eligibility by PBS NewsHour

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Supreme Court Overturns Florida's Rigid IQ Cutoff for Death Penalty Eligibility

by PBS NewsHour

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Length 4 minutes

Language English

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Summary

The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to overturn a Florida rule that used an IQ score of 70 as the determining factor in deeming individuals mentally fit for execution. For a closer look at the decision, Judy Woodruff talks to Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal.

Law