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 allowed the family of an unarmed 24-year-old man who was killed after being pulled over for suspected ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court on Thursday revived a civil rights lawsuit against a Texas police officer who ...

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

On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously reinstated a civil rights lawsuit against Texas police officer Roberto Felix Jr., who fatally shot Ashtian Barnes during a 2016 traffic stop in Houston.

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

The issue before the justices was whether courts can look beyond the moments an officer is using deadly force to determine if he acted reasonably.

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

The officer, Roberto Felix Jr., asked Barnes for his license and registration, and when Barnes couldn’t find them immediately, Felix asked him to get out of the car. Then Barnes did something ...