Testing and assessment, judgment and bias, examination issues

Question 1

Griggs v. Duke Power Company

Answer 1

SCOTUS held that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited an employer from requiring the passing of standardized intelligence tests as a condition of employment or as a requirement for job transfer when 1) these standards are not significantly related to successful performance of the job in question, and 2) these requirements serve to disqualify racial minorities at a significance, the Court held that discrimination need not be intentional to be illegal.

Question 2

Hall v. Florida

Answer 2

Is it a violation of the Constitution to rely upon a strict IQ score in determining intellectual disability for the purposes of death penalty proceedings?
Yes

Question 3

United States v. Greer

Answer 3

The US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals found that a defendant that willfully obstruct or attempts to obstruct the administration of the administration of justice during investigation, prosecution, or sentencing may be applied to a defendant who feigns incompetence in an effort to delay or avoid trial and punishment. obstruction of justice enhancement may be applied even if the defendant has a history of psychological and personality disorder who feigns mental illness in an effort to delay or avoid trial and punishment.