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In ''Atkins v. Virginia'', 536 U.S. 304 (2002), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] prohibited the [[death penalty]] for defendants having low [[IQ]] scores.  Justice [[John Paul Stevens]] relied on an [[amicus brief]] from the [[European Union]] to reinterpret the [[Eighth Amendment]] in this manner:

In '''''Atkins v. Virginia''''', 536 U.S. 304 (2002), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] prohibited the [[death penalty]] for defendants having low [[IQ]] scores.  Justice [[John Paul Stevens]] relied on an [[amicus brief]] from the [[European Union]] to reinterpret the [[Eighth Amendment]] in this manner:

:"within the world community, the imposition of the [[death penalty]] for crimes committed by mentally retarded offenders is overwhelmingly disapproved."

:"within the world community, the imposition of the [[death penalty]] for crimes committed by mentally retarded offenders is overwhelmingly disapproved."