WASHINGTON — Amid nationwide protests over police killings, the Supreme Court is facing pressure to reconsider the legal immunity that often shields officers from being sued for using excessive ...

In two unsigned opinions Monday, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of police officers seeking qualified immunity from allegations of excessive force. The rulings – and the fact that no justice ...

The Supreme Court blocked two separate lawsuits against police officers for alleged excessive use of force on Monday, applying the controversial qualified immunity doctrine to both disputes.

The NYPD moved to fire the officers after department officials discovered they had been hired despite having been flagged for ...

The Supreme Court allowed a police officer’s lawsuit against a Black Lives Matter leader to move forward Monday. In a brief order, the justices turned away activist DeRay Mckesson’s First ...

A New York State Supreme Court judge has granted a temporary restraining order preventing the NYPD from firing nearly three ...

Police officers are already protected by the Supreme Court’s “Reasonable Standard” decision. Reasonable errors are not ...

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court agreed Friday to a hear a case that may provide clarity on whether Americans are entitled to sue federal officers for excessive force.. The case stems from a 2014 ...

Four current and former Seattle police officers who attended the pro-Trump rally that fueled the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to keep their identities from being ...

The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association, or MPPOA, which filed a brief in Bauer’s defense to the Supreme Court, said in a Tuesday release that the decision was “a tremendous win ...

A three-member panel of U.S. Appeals Court judges said a Coralville police officer had qualified immunity when he shot a man ...

Michigan judge orders trial of ex-cop charged with murder 00:37. The Michigan Supreme Court turned down an appeal Monday, clearing the way for a police officer to face trial for second-degree ...