“It is plain that the use of lethal force against this unarmed man preceded any real threat to Officer Felix’s safety.” CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst Joan Biskupic contributed to this report.

The pending Supreme Court case, Barnes v. Felix, specifically looks at whether courts should apply the “moment of threat doctrine” when evaluating lawsuits filed under the Fourth Amendment ...

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 ...