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High Court overturns Florida law on death penalty criteria

The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to overturn a Florida rule that used an IQ score of 70 as the determining factor in deeming individuals mentally fit for execution. For a closer look at the decision, Judy Woodruff talks to Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal.

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President Joe Biden will give an Oval Office address Thursday on the U.S. response to the Israel-Hamas war.
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