WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is for now declining to get involved in an ongoing debate by citizens and in Congress over policing, rejecting cases Monday that would have allowed the justices to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Federal agents stand guard as protestors gather outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Jan 8 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An ICE Special Response Team officer stands during an enforcement operation in Los Angeles on June 12, 2025. Photo: Tia Dufour / U ...

Sen. Edward Markey, pictured in 2019, has co-sponsored legislation to end qualified immunity for federal enforcement officers. Credit: Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — Six days after 37-year-old ...

Following the fatal ICE shootings of Renee Good, Keith Porter, and others, U.S. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley introduced a new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would end qualified ...

Some legal experts say the use of qualified immunity in these off-duty jobs, where officers are paid and directed by private businesses, distorts the original intent of the legal doctrine. Seth ...

When officers commit misconduct during off-duty jobs, some judges are granting them immunity historically reserved for on-duty incidents HOUSTON — Shanita Terrell believes someone spiked her drink the ...