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Supreme Court could revive lawsuit against Texas officer who shot motorist stopped for unpaid tolls
The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed inclined to revive a civil rights lawsuit against the Texas police officer who shot a man to death during a traffic stop in Houston over unpaid tolls. The justices appeared to be in broad agreement that the New Orleans-based 5th U.
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 pornographic sites, but left open the possibility that deeper First Amendment questions may not be resolved immediately.
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 challenged on First Amendment grounds.
Court lets Tennessee porn site age verification law take effect as Texas law goes to Supreme Court
A panel of federal appeals judges has ruled that Tennessee can begin enforcing a law that requires pornographic websites to verify their visitors’ age.
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.
'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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Supreme Court likely to side with family of man killed by police after his rental car was pulled over for toll violations
The Supreme Court spent nearly 80 minutes Wednesday debating a traffic stop outside Houston that turned deadly in just five ...
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 to hear arguments in case that weighs the standard of deadly force claims against police
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hearing arguments in a case that will weigh the standard for how deadly police shootings ...
Police conduct in deadly traffic stop under Supreme Court microscope
The family of Ashtian Barnes, a 24-year-old killed in a traffic stop, say officer is responsible for circumstances that made ...
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 ...