In rejecting the “moment of threat” defense, the court opens the door to greater officer accountability — though how the ...

Attorneys for Charles Oakley and Madison Square Garden sent letters to U.S. Circuit Judge Richard J. Sullivan in recent days ...

In Barnes v. Felix, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that courts evaluating Fourth Amendment excessive-force claims in Section 1983 ...

During a routine traffic stop near Houston in 2016, a police officer killed Ashtian Barnes by blindly firing two shots into ...

A recent ruling by the United States Supreme Court has forced two high-profile, central Ohio homicide cases to reschedule ...

In a term that was increasingly overshadowed by emergency requests related to President Trump’s swift executive actions, ...

A Cape Girardeau woman is suing the City of Cape Girardeau and officer Joseph Whistler, alleging excessive force after being shot with a Taser in her kitchen.

A group of Humboldt County property owners are taking claims against the county to the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that ...

The National Law Journal reflects on the most memorable moments at the lectern during the term and which advocates stood out—for better and for worse.

Jason Meade faces a retrial on murder and reckless homicide charges after a hung jury, with a new Supreme Court ruling ...

The Justice Department said it will bring an end to investigations launched during the Biden administration after the deaths ...

Barnes was shot by Officer Roberto Felix Jr., who jumped on the sill of the driver’s door of Barnes’ car as it began to pull away from the stop. Felix fired twice in two seconds because he “reasonably ...