Supreme Court declines to weigh IQ standards in Alabama death row caseĀ 

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed an Alabama death row inmate’s appeal to the justices, declining to weigh how multiple IQ scores should be evaluated in capital cases for now. In an unsigned opinion, the court said Joseph Clifton Smith’s appeal was ā€œimprovidently granted,ā€ meaning the justices made a mistake by agreeing to take it up. Smith… Ā