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

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

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

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

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

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

The excessive force suit from the family of Ashtian Barnes is one of many to make its way to the high court at a time when the nation and federal courts continue to wrestle with when to hold ...

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

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The nine justices heard arguments in an appeal by Janice Hughes, whose 24-year-old son Ashtian Barnes was killed in the 2016 incident. Hughes appealed after a lower court dismissed her lawsuit ...