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 during a traffic stop in Houston over unpaid tolls.
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 considers whether police used excessive force in Texas case
The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether a Texas police officer used excessive force when he shot and killed a man who tried to escape during a traffic stop. A grand jury declined to indict the officer on criminal charges,
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 challenged on First Amendment grounds.
Police conduct in deadly traffic stop under Supreme Court microscope
The family of Ashtian Barnes, a 24-year-old killed in a traffic stop, say officer is responsible for circumstances that made him shoot.
US Supreme Court weighs police conduct in fatal Houston shooting
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider on Wednesday a woman's civil rights lawsuit over the fatal police shooting of her son during a traffic stop in Houston in a case that could make it easier to hold officers accountable for using excessive force.
US Supreme Court leans toward reviving suit against Houston cop
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared inclined on Wednesday to revive a Texas woman's civil rights lawsuit against the Houston ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Porn case in the Supreme Court this week is about protecting children, says Republican AG
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is fighting to uphold a Texas law he says is keeping the pornography industry from ...
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.
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 ...