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

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

By PBS NewsHour
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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.