'Split-second decision': Supreme Court returns to the question of police killings
It took just seconds for a routine traffic stop on a Texas highway to escalate into a fatal shooting that left 24-year-old Ashtian Barnes bleeding to death in the driver’s seat.
Supreme Court takes on accountability for police shootings
Ashtian Barnes, an unarmed Black man, was killed by an officer in 2016 after being pulled over outside Houston while driving his girlfriend’s rental car, which had unpaid toll fees.
Supreme Court weighing new use-of-force national standard prompted by Harris County police case
The Supreme Court will consider whether to order new nationwide precedent about how lower courts will consider facts over police shootings.
Supreme Court questions standards for use of deadly force by police in Texas case
A routine traffic stop in Texas turned deadly within seconds when a police officer shot and killed 24-year-old Ashtian Barnes in 2016. The Supreme Court weighed Monday whether courts should examine everything that happened during the traffic stop or just the split seconds when the officer feared for his safety in deciding whether
Supreme Court appears ready to revive use-of-force case over deadly Harris County constable shooting
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."
Supreme Court could revive lawsuit against Texas officer who shot motorist stopped for unpaid tolls
The Supreme Court seems inclined to revive a civil rights lawsuit against the Texas police officer who shot a man to death ...
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The Supreme Court says domestic abusers shouldn't have guns. Is Texas listening?
The Supreme Court upheld the federal law that bans domestic abusers under protective orders from having guns in the Rahimi ...
Supreme Court Considers Reviving Lawsuit Over Fatal Traffic Stop Shooting
The justices suggested a lower court used the wrong test in deciding a Texas officer did not use unconstitutionally excessive ...
Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments on Texas’ age-verification law for porn sites
A majority of the Supreme Court signaled Wednesday that Texas may be permitted to require some form of age verification for ...
Supreme Court wrestles with Texas age-verification requirement for pornography websites
Texas and 18 other states have recently enacted laws requiring pornography websites to verify the ages of their visitors.
Supreme Court Seems Ready to Back Texas Law Limiting Access to Pornography
The law, meant to shield minors from sexual materials on the internet by requiring adults to prove they are 18, was ...
How the modern Supreme Court might view the 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship
In the few days since he returned to the White House, President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive orders and mass pardons ...
Texas Supreme Court hears arguments in case likely to determine control of SMU
The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case that could determine whether the United Methodist Church controls ...
Cop kills driver in routine stop. Supreme Court weighs whether it's justified.
How the Supreme Court decides the civil rights issue could affect how readily judges dismiss suits against police for ...