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 ...

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

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

The Supreme Court today, Friday, May 23, came down heavily on the Rajasthan government over the growing number of student deaths in Kota, describing the crisis ...

Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, who was arrested by the Haryana Police for a Facebook post related to ...

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

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 ...

On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously reinstated a civil rights lawsuit against Texas police officer Roberto Felix Jr., who fatally shot Ashtian Barnes during a 2016 traffic stop in Houston.

The bill's sponsor said the legal protections are needed because cities cannot hire and keep enough police officers.