The excessive force suit from the family of Ashtian Barnes is one of many to make its way to the high court at a time when the nation and federal courts continue to wrestle with when to hold police ...

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.

WASHINGTON − Ashtian Barnes was headed down a Texas toll road to pick up his girlfriend’s daughter from day care when a traffic enforcement officer stopped him – because his girlfriend’s ...

Those issues arose from a lawsuit brought by the mother of a 24-year-old man, Ashtian Barnes, who was fatally shot by a Texas traffic enforcement officer in 2016 after Barnes was stopped because ...

Justices appeared to be open to writing a narrow decision that could reopen the lawsuit over Ashtian Barnes’ death, but at least one member of the court, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, openly ...

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.

A Texas police officer's actions leading to a deadly shooting will likely receive another review in the Fifth Circuit.

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 ...

Ashtian Barnes, 24, was killed in 2016 Houston incident Mother sued cop over alleged constitutional violation Standard to judge officer's action at issue in case Jan 22 (Reuters) - The U.S ...

Listen to the hearing in the player above. Barnes v. Felix is a Texas case that began when Ashtian Barnes was pulled over by police in 2016 for outstanding toll violations. According to court ...

How the Supreme Court decides the civil rights issue could affect how readily judges dismiss suits against police for improper use of deadly force.

The excessive force suit from the family of Ashtian Barnes is one of many to make its way to the high court at a time when the nation and federal courts continue to wrestle with when to hold ...