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

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short ...

The Supreme Court has rejected the "moment-of-threat" rule, which shielded officers from civil liability in police shooting ...

On Thursday, the Supreme Court made it easier to bring claims of unreasonable force against police, ruling unanimously that ...

Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Barnes v. Felix, holding that courts must consider the ...

DOJ is abandoning efforts for court-approved settlements with Minneapolis and Louisville after finding they had violated ...

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

As reforms stall in some states, the U.S. Supreme Court just made it easier for police to be sued — and perhaps easier for ...

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied qualified immunity to two Oakland police officers accused of provoking a deadly ...

Civil rights attorneys in California warn that five years after George Floyd's murder, systemic police abuses persist and the ...

The police department later paid $4.1 million to settle a federal lawsuit brought by Lamb's family but did not admit fault.