Supreme Court Seems Ready to Reject Limit on Excessive-Force Suits
The justices heard arguments over whether courts must limit their scrutiny of challenges to police shootings to “the moment of threat.”
US Supreme Court leans toward reviving suit against Houston cop
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared inclined on Wednesday to revive a Texas woman's civil rights lawsuit against the Houston police officer who fatally shot her son during a traffic stop in a case that could make it easier for plaintiffs to show that police unlawfully used excessive force.
Supreme Court Mulls Test for Reasonable Force in Police Killings
Cases and Controversies hosts Kimberly Robinson and Lydia Wheeler discuss the arguments in a dispute over an officer’s use of deadly force and the likelihood of a future Supreme Court case over President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship.
Supreme Court considers whether police used excessive force in Texas case
The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether a Texas police officer used excessive force when he shot and killed a man who tried to escape during a traffic stop. A grand jury declined to indict the officer on criminal charges,
Police conduct in deadly traffic stop under Supreme Court microscope
The family of Ashtian Barnes, a 24-year-old killed in a traffic stop, say officer is responsible for circumstances that made him shoot.
Supreme Court takes on accountability for police shootings
Ashtian Barnes, an unarmed Black man, was killed by an officer in 2016 after being pulled over outside Houston while driving his girlfriend’s rental car, which had unpaid toll fees.
Supreme Court weighing new use-of-force national standard prompted by Harris County police case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments over whether a Houston man's death at the hands of a Harris County deputy constable should be used to create a nationwide standard on how lawsuits over use-of-force claims are evaluated by courts.
Supreme Court hears arguments in case about assessing police use of deadly force
The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case on Wednesday that could make it easier to hold police officers accountable for use of deadly force.
Supreme Court case to impact central Ohio cases involving officers
The case is called Barnes v. Felix. The question is what should be considered legally when deciding if an officer's use of ...
Supreme Court leans toward reviving excessive claim against cop who killed a Black man in a traffic stop
Supreme Court justices appeared likely to allow an excessive force claim brought against a police officer over the shooting ...
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Supreme Court Grants Bail To Telangana Police Officer Accused Of Phone-Tapping Bureaucrats & Judges
The Supreme Court today(January 27) granted bail to Mekala Thirupathanna, a suspended police officer accused of phone-tapping ...
Supreme Court could revive lawsuit against Texas officer who shot motorist stopped for unpaid tolls
The Supreme Court seems inclined to revive a civil rights lawsuit against the Texas police officer who shot a man to death ...
Supreme Court likely to side with family of man killed by police after his rental car was pulled over for toll violations
The Supreme Court spent nearly 80 minutes Wednesday debating a traffic stop outside Houston that turned deadly in just five ...
Supreme Court Considers Reviving Lawsuit Over Fatal Traffic Stop Shooting
The justices suggested a lower court used the wrong test in deciding a Texas officer did not use unconstitutionally excessive ...