Supreme Court questions standards for use of deadly force by police in Texas case

Supreme Court (Again) Weighs How Easy It Should Be For Cops to Kill

Ashtian Barnes was driving a rental car on April 28, 2016, when he went to pick up his girlfriend’s daughter from her daycare in Houston, Texas. He didn’t know that one of the rental car’s previous drivers had accumulated $6.45 in unpaid tolls. Around 2:40 P.M., Sergeant Roberto Felix, Jr., an officer for the Harris County Precinct 5 Constable’s Office, heard a radio broadcast about a “prohibited vehicle” with “outstanding toll violations.” Feli…

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."

Harris County case prompts Supreme Court review of use-of-force claims

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

Supreme Court likely to side with family of man killed by police after his rental car was pulled over for toll violations

The Supreme Court spent nearly 80 minutes Wednesday debating a traffic stop outside Houston that turned deadly in just five seconds.

Supreme Court could revive lawsuit against Texas officer who shot motorist stopped for unpaid tolls

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed inclined to revive a civil rights lawsuit against the Texas police officer who shot a man to death

Supreme Court leans toward reviving excessive claim against cop who killed Black man after traffic stop

Supreme Court justices appeared likely to allow an excessive force claim brought against a police officer over the shooting of a Black man following a routine traffic stop in Houston to move forward.