Supreme Court, Texas

'Split-second decision': Supreme Court returns to the question of police killings
It took just seconds for a routine traffic stop on a Texas highway to escalate into a fatal shooting that left 24-year-old Ashtian Barnes bleeding to death in the driver’s seat.
Supreme Court questions standards for use of deadly force by police in Texas case
A routine traffic stop in Texas turned deadly within seconds when a police officer shot and killed 24-year-old Ashtian Barnes in 2016. The Supreme Court weighed Monday whether courts should examine everything that happened during the traffic stop or just the split seconds when the officer feared for his safety in deciding whether
The Supreme Court says domestic abusers shouldn't have guns. Is Texas listening?
The Supreme Court upheld the federal law that bans domestic abusers under protective orders from having guns in the Rahimi case. But enforcement varies by state.
Supreme Court considers whether police used excessive force in Texas case
The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether a Texas police officer used excessive force when he shot and killed a man who tried to escape during a traffic stop. A grand jury declined to indict the officer on criminal charges,
Supreme Court hears arguments in case about assessing police use of deadly force
The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case on Wednesday that could make it easier to hold police officers accountable for use of deadly force.
Supreme Court could revive lawsuit against Texas officer who shot motorist stopped for unpaid tolls
The Supreme Court seems inclined to revive a civil rights lawsuit against the Texas police officer who shot a man to death ...
Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments on Texas’ age-verification law for porn sites
A majority of the Supreme Court signaled Wednesday that Texas may be permitted to require some form of age verification for ...
Supreme Court weighing new use-of-force national standard prompted by Harris County police case
The Supreme Court will consider whether to order new nationwide precedent about how lower courts will consider facts over ...
U.S. Supreme Court Allows Beneficial Ownership Interest Reporting To Go Forward
The U.S. Supreme Court has stayed the preliminary injunction in the Texas Top Cop Shop case, allowing FINCEN Beneficial ...
Supreme Court Seems Ready to Back Texas Law Limiting Access to Pornography
The law, meant to shield minors from sexual materials on the internet by requiring adults to prove they are 18, was ...
Supreme Court wrestles with Texas age-verification requirement for pornography websites
Texas and 18 other states have recently enacted laws requiring pornography websites to verify the ages of their visitors.
Supreme Court will hear Texas anti-pornography law that challengers say violates free-speech rights
TEXAS, USA — A Texas anti-pornography law is going before the Supreme Court on Wednesday in a collision of free speech rights ...