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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Justice Alito pointed out that multiple states have also sued over the birthright citizenship order and won broader victories ...