Supreme Court Decision Prevents Alabama from Executing Intellectually Disabled Inmate
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to uphold a lower court's ruling that prevents Alabama from executing Joseph Clifton Smith, an inmate deemed likely to be intellectually disabled. The decision came after the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal from Alabama, which sought to challenge the lower court's ruling. The case centered around Smith's intellectual capacity, with his IQ tests showing scores slightly above 70, a threshold for determining intellectual disability. The court's decision was not unanimous, with four justices, including Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch, dissenting. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in a concurring opinion, stated that the court was not equipped to provide meaningful guidance on the issue at this time. 
