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Hamm v. Smith (2025)

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Supreme Court of the United States
Hamm v. Smith
Docket number: 24-872
Term: 2025
Court: United States Supreme Court
Important dates
Argument: December 10, 2025[1]
Court membership
Chief Justice John Roberts • Clarence Thomas • Samuel Alito • Sonia Sotomayor • Elena Kagan • Neil Gorsuch • Brett Kavanaugh • Amy Coney Barrett • Ketanji Brown Jackson

Hamm v. Smith is a case scheduled for argument before the Supreme Court of the United States on December 10, 2025, during the court's October 2025-2026 term.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • The questions presented: "WHETHER AND HOW COURTS MAY CONSIDER THE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF MULTIPLE IQ SCORES IN ASSESSING AN ATKINS CLAIM."[2]
  • The outcome: The appeal is pending adjudication before the U.S. Supreme Court.


    • The case came on a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. To review the lower court's opinion, click here.

    Background

    Timeline

    The following timeline details key events in this case:

    • December 10, 2025: The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument.
    • October 17, 2025: The U.S. Supreme Court rescheduled this case for the December sitting.
    • September 18, 2025: The U.S. Supreme Court removed this case from the November calendar.
    • June 6, 2025: The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case.
    • February 12, 2025: John Q. Hamm, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
    • November 14, 2024: The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit concluded that none of the district court’s findings were clearly erroneous.

    Questions presented

    The petitioner presented the following questions to the court:[2]

    Questions presented:
    “ WHETHER AND HOW COURTS MAY CONSIDER THE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF MULTIPLE IQ SCORES IN ASSESSING AN ATKINS CLAIM.[3] ”

    Oral argument

    Audio

    Audio of the case will be posted here when it is made available.

    Transcript

    A transcript of the case will be posted here when it is made available.

    Outcome

    The case is pending adjudication before the U.S. Supreme Court.

    October term 2025-2026

    See also: Supreme Court cases, October term 2025-2026

    The Supreme Court began hearing cases for the term on October 6, 2025. The court's yearly term begins on the first Monday in October and lasts until the first Monday in October the following year. The court generally releases the majority of its decisions by mid-June.[4]


    See also

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Note: Case's argument was originally scheduled to be heard by the Court on November 4, 2025. On September 18, 2025, the Court released an amended calendar, removing the case from the calendar. The case was rescheduled for the December sitting on October 17, 2025.
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Supreme Court of the United States, "24-872 HAMM V. SMITH QP", June 6, 2025
    3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    4. ↑ SupremeCourt.gov, "The Supreme Court at Work: The Term and Caseload," accessed January 24, 2022
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