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

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

In 2017, for example, the Supreme Court heard a case brought by a California man, Angel Mendez, who was shot after police ...

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

The state’s Supreme Court decided that the officers did ... The city’s Office of Police Accountability, a civilian-run oversight board, began an investigation, and interviewed the officers.

The Fifth Circuit is the most right-wing appeals court in the federal system, and it is known for handing down slapdash ...

In the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on May 6, 2025, we discuss the future of the Rochester Police Accountability Board after the loss of both investigatory and disciplinary power.

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

In a case making it easier to challenge police unreasonable force in court, the Supreme Court Thursday unanimously allowed ...