Lower courts had been divided over whether judges must limit their scrutiny of challenges to police shootings to the seconds preceding them.

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Jennifer Brunner, the lone Democratic justice on the Ohio Supreme Court, says she’s expecting to get a familiar Republican challenger when she runs for reelection next year: her fellow Justice Pat Fischer.

The U.S. Supreme Court revived on Thursday a Texas woman's civil rights lawsuit against a Houston police officer who fatally shot her son during a traffic stop.

The Supreme Court ruled that the totality of circumstances must be considered when determining whether a police shooting is justified, not just the seconds before an officer opens fire.

Liberal Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan grilled Solicitor General John Sauer during Thursday's birthright citizenship hearing.

The South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled the state can keep banning abortions around six weeks after conception by agreeing with the earliest interpretation offered of when a heartbeat starts.