Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Intellectually Disabled Alabama Death-Row Prisoner Appeals Denial of Stay of Execution, Arguing Designation of Lethal Injection Violated Americans With Disabilities Act https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/news/intellectually-disabled-alabama-death-row-prisoner-appeals-denial-of-stay-of-execution-arguing-designation-of-lethal-injection-violated-americans-with-disabilities-act

Intellectually Disabled Alabama Death-Row Prisoner Appeals Denial of Stay of Execution, Arguing Designation of Lethal Injection Violated Americans With Disabilities Act https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/news/intellectually-disabled-alabama-death-row-prisoner-appeals-denial-of-stay-of-execution-arguing-designation-of-lethal-injection-violated-americans-with-disabilities-act

Pervis Payne (an Atkins case) Seeks Hearing on Whether Shelby County Prosecutors Should be Recused From His Case Based on Trial Prosecutor’s Possible Conflict of Interest https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/news/pervis-payne-seeks-hearing-on-whether-shelby-county-prosecutors-should-be-recused-from-his-case-based-on-trial-prosecutors-possible-conflict-of-interest

Pervis Payne Seeks Hearing on Whether Shelby County Prosecutors Should be Recused From His Case Based on Trial Prosecutor's Possible Conflict of Interest https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/news/pervis-payne-seeks-hearing-on-whether-shelby-county-prosecutors-should-be-recused-from-his-case-based-on-trial-prosecutors-possible-conflict-of-interest

Sunday, October 3, 2021

‘Race-norming’ kept former NFL players from dementia diagnoses. Their families want answers.

 'Race-norming' kept former NFL players from dementia diagnoses. Their families want answers. 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/09/29/nfl-concussion-settlement-race-norming/

I believe this refers to demographically adjusted or Heaton neuropsych norms…which have occasionally been used inappropriately in Atkins ID death penalty cases.

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Kevin S. McGrew, PhD
Educational & School Psychologist
Director
Institute for Applied Psychometrics (IAP)
https://www.themindhub.com
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