On Wednesday, the Supreme Court began hearing arguments in a case that will weigh the standard for how deadly police ...

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision will set a precedent for courts that review officer-involved shootings solely by the cop's split-second decisions in the "moment of threat." ...

The justices considered the Fifth Circuit's "moment of the threat" doctrine during a hearing about a 2016 fatal police ...

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case on Wednesday that could make it easier to hold police officers accountable for ...

The case is called Barnes v. Felix. The question is what should be considered legally when deciding if an officer's use of ...

A Texas police officer's actions leading to a deadly shooting will likely receive another review in the Fifth Circuit.

The justices heard arguments over whether courts must limit their scrutiny of challenges to police shootings to “the moment ...

The Supreme Court will consider whether to order new nationwide precedent about how lower courts will consider facts over ...

The justices suggested a lower court used the wrong test in deciding a Texas officer did not use unconstitutionally excessive ...

The family of Ashtian Barnes, a 24-year-old killed in a traffic stop, say officer is responsible for circumstances that made ...

The Supreme Court spent nearly 80 minutes Wednesday debating a traffic stop outside Houston that turned deadly in just five ...

Supreme Court justices appeared likely to allow an excessive force claim brought against a police officer over the shooting ...