Felix fired twice in two seconds because he “reasonably feared for his life,” his lawyers wrote in their Supreme Court brief. Lower courts had dismissed the excessive force lawsuit filed ...

The Supreme Court is expected to render its decision by July in the case, Barnes v. Felix, No. 23-1239.

Felix poses imminent jeopardy to law enforcement officers nationwide. The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear this case, which challenges the "moment of threat" doctrine, a legal framework used ...