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Cop kills driver in routine stop. Supreme Court weighs whether it's justified.
How the Supreme Court decides the civil rights issue could affect how readily judges dismiss suits against police for improper use of deadly force.
Supreme Court leans toward reviving excessive claim against cop who killed a Black man in a traffic stop
Supreme Court justices appeared likely to allow an excessive force claim brought against a police officer over the shooting of a Black man following a routine traffic stop in Houston to move forward.
Supreme Court Considers Reviving Lawsuit Over Fatal Traffic Stop Shooting
The justices suggested a lower court used the wrong test in deciding a Texas officer did not use unconstitutionally excessive force in fatally shooting an unarmed Black man during a 2016 traffic stop.
Supreme Court takes on accountability for police shootings
Ashtian Barnes, an unarmed Black man, was killed by an officer in 2016 after being pulled over outside Houston while driving his girlfriend’s rental car, which had unpaid toll fees.
US Supreme Court weighs police conduct in fatal Houston shooting
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider on Wednesday a woman's civil rights lawsuit over the fatal police shooting of her son during a traffic stop in Houston in a case that could make it easier to hold officers accountable for using excessive force.
US Supreme Court Leans Toward Reviving Suit Against Houston Cop
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared inclined on Wednesday to revive a Texas woman's civil rights lawsuit against the Houston police officer who fatally shot her son during a traffic stop in a case that could make it easier for plaintiffs to show that police unlawfully used excessive force.
Supreme Court leans toward reviving suit against cop who fatally shot driver in traffic stop
The Supreme Court appeared inclined on Wednesday to revive a Texas woman's civil rights lawsuit against the Houston police officer who fatally shot her son during a traffic stop in a case that could make it easier for plaintiffs to show that police unlawfully used excessive force.
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 ...
Routine traffic stop leads Orlando police to high-speed chase
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Fresno County Traffic Stop Turns Into $640K Cocaine Bust
California Highway Patrol seizes 17 pounds of cocaine worth $640,000 during routine traffic stop in Fresno County. Driver ...
Florida cop accidentally shoots driver with his own gun during routine traffic stop
The bullet accidentially fired by Officer Mindy Cardwell went through driver Jason Arrington’s upper thigh and exited at his ...
Justices Likely to Back Woman Whose Son Was Killed by Police
The US Supreme Court appeared likely to revive a woman’s claim that a Texas police officer acted unreasonably when he shot ...
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Santee man arrested for trafficking drugs after routine traffic stop uncovers narcotics
A traffic stop resulted in the arrest of a Santee man and multiple narcotics seized Sunday, Orangeburg County Sheriff's ...
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Late night traffic stop lands Bedford man behind bars on OWI charges
A Bedford man was arrested late Friday night on suspicion of operating a vehicle while intoxicated after a routine traffic ...
'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 ...
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Traffic stop leads to four arrests in Stockton Springs
A routine traffic stop by Maine State Police in Waldo County on Jan. 13 led to the arrest of four individuals on various ...