A worrisome case of misconduct is on the high court’s doorstep, creating the potential for a rollback of the power that district attorneys have long enjoyed.

A judicial doctrine that has denied justice to an untold number of plaintiffs may be founded on a centuries-old scrivener’s error.

How a family in Missouri almost lost their kid, and couldn’t fight back thanks to qualified immunity laws.

The ritual of repeated “reckonings” hasn’t changed abuses by cops.

A Republican House and Democratic Senate could complicate negotiations, but some still hope for a revival of talks two years after the last failed effort.

The justices consistently ruled against plaintiffs who had their constitutional rights violated—and, in some cases, their bodies abused—by police, the Border Patrol, and the CIA.

What recourse do ordinary citizens have when federal agents violate their rights? After Wednesday, not much.

Cops have been given an incredible set of legal powers immunizing them from the fatal errors of their own decisions—including their decision to do nothing in Uvalde, Texas.

The Supreme Court will take up a case that bundles concerns over qualified immunity with a consequential First Amendment dispute.

Recent reporting suggests that lawmakers across the country are ending a long-standing legal protection for police officers, but that isn’t quite true.

It's commonly held that letting the cops do crimes is a big no-no, but thanks to a zany lower court ruling the question is in the Supreme Court's hands.

A legal revolt is brewing against a Supreme Court doctrine that shields some public officials from civil litigation.