The Supreme Court will consider whether to order new nationwide precedent about how lower courts will consider facts over ...

The justices heard arguments over whether courts must limit their scrutiny of challenges to police shootings to “the moment ...

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." ...

Justice Elena Kagan, a liberal, and Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, a conservative, suggested that the Supreme Court would send the ...

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court began hearing arguments in a case that will weigh the standard for how deadly police ...

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case on Wednesday that could make it easier to hold police officers accountable for ...

The Supreme Court seems inclined to revive a civil rights lawsuit against the Texas police officer who shot a man to death ...

A Texas police officer's actions leading to a deadly shooting will likely receive another review in the Fifth Circuit.

The justices considered the Fifth Circuit's "moment of the threat" doctrine during a hearing about a 2016 fatal police ...

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared inclined on Wednesday to revive a Texas woman's civil rights lawsuit against the Houston ...

The case is called Barnes v. Felix. The question is what should be considered legally when deciding if an officer's use of ...

Joseph Nicholas, Jr., age 48, formerly of Westville, pleaded guilty to two felony charges in a matter presided over by Judge Karen E. Wall. Nicholas recently. Nicholas, pleaded guilty to Unlawful ...