The Supreme Court has rejected the "moment-of-threat" rule, which shielded officers from civil liability in police shooting ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday revived a lawsuit filed by the mother of a Texas man who was shot and killed during a traffic ...

The Fifth Circuit is the most right-wing appeals court in the federal system, and it is known for handing down slapdash ...

The Supreme Court has revived a civil rights lawsuit against a Texas police officer who fatally shot a man during a traffic ...

The U.S. Supreme Court revived on Thursday a Texas woman's civil rights lawsuit against a Houston police officer who fatally ...

The broader standard is likely to make it easier for victims to prove allegations of excessive force in court.

The Supreme Court ruled police use-of-force claims must consider full context, not just the moment shots are fired.

The US Supreme Court ruled for the mother of a Black man who was shot and killed by police, reviving her lawsuit that seeks ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has revived a lawsuit by Janice Hughes against Houston police officer Roberto Felix Jr. for the fatal ...

The high court unanimously ruled that judges must consider the full context surrounding an incident, rejecting a so-called ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday made it easier to bring unreasonable force claims against police, ruling unanimously that ...