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

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

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

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. There are 102 petitions and ...

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

The U.S. Supreme Court has revived a lawsuit by Janice Hughes against Houston police officer Roberto Felix Jr. for the fatal ...

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

Four Seattle Police Department officers faced an investigation by the city’s Office of Police Accountability after attending ...

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

SC rejects MP Minister Vijay Shah’s apology over remarks against Colonel Sofiya Qureshi; orders SIT probe, calls it a litmus ...

Supreme Court spares convict from jail term, citing systemic failures, and orders state to ensure victim's well-being.

In 2017, for example, the Supreme Court heard a case brought by a California man, Angel Mendez, who was shot after police entered ... But even that is too much accountability for a government ...