Justices Hear Florida Case on Measuring Intellectual Disabilities of Inmates The Supreme Court debated a case in which the standard I.Q. cutoff of 70 is challenged as too rigid. ADAM LIPTAK March 4 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1fCYjCH The New York Times U.S. Mental Retardation Capital Punishment

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Supreme Court Agrees to Weigh Arkansas Inmates Right to Grow a Beard An inmate is challenging the state prison systems ban on long facial hair contending that his Muslim faith requires him to wear a beard. ADAM LIPTAK March 4 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1mQt22X The New York Times U.S. Prisons and Prisoners Muslims and Islam

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Justices Rule on Home Searches and Defendants’ Assets The Supreme Court ruled that the police may search homes over the objections of one of the residents and that defendants are not entitled to hearings to gain access to frozen assets to pay lawyers. ADAM LIPTAK February 26, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/OzoyyW The New York Times U.S. Search and Seizure, Fourth Amendment (US Constitution), Assets, Frozen

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