American Psychological Association, American Psychiatric Association, et al., Amici Curiae
Paul M. Smith, Counsel of Record
The American Psychological Association and the American Psychiatric Association are joined in this brief by three other mental health and social services professional organizations. Paul M. Smith is a partner with the law firm Jenner & Block, where he specializes in media and election law and chairs the appellate and Supreme Court Practice. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Petitioner as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on August 4, 2016. In Atkins v. Virginia (2002), this Court held that the Eighth Amendment prohibits the execution of individuals with intellectual disability. This Court’s decision was grounded…
