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

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

Supreme Court orders new review in civil rights case over 2016 police killing of Ashtian Barnes during a traffic stop […] ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the family of an unarmed 24-year-old man who was killed after being pulled over for ...

An excessive force lawsuit filed by the mother of a Black man killed by police during a traffic stop in Houston can move ...

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

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

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

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

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

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