The most recent Supreme Court ruling on mentally challenged offenders upheld the constitutionality of executing offenders with intellectual disabilities, but permitted mental retardation to be considered as a mitigating factor during sentencing.

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The Supreme Court has ruled that executing individuals with intellectual disabilities is unconstitutional, as it violates the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.

The Most Recent Supreme Court Ruling on Mentally Challenged Offenders