WASHINGTON − Ashtian Barnes was headed down a Texas toll road to pick up his girlfriend’s daughter from day care when a traffic enforcement officer stopped him – because his girlfriend’s ...

Those issues arose from a lawsuit brought by the mother of a 24-year-old man, Ashtian Barnes, who was fatally shot by a Texas traffic enforcement officer in 2016 after Barnes was stopped because ...

The excessive force suit from the family of Ashtian Barnes is one of many to make its way to the high court at a time when the nation and federal courts continue to wrestle with when to hold ...

A routine traffic stop in Texas turned deadly within seconds when a police officer shot and killed 24-year-old Ashtian Barnes in 2016. The Supreme Court weighed Monday whether courts should ...

The justices appeared to be in broad agreement that the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals should take another look at the case of Ashtian Barnes, who died in his rental car in ...

Listen to the hearing in the player above. Barnes v. Felix is a Texas case that began when Ashtian Barnes was pulled over by police in 2016 for outstanding toll violations. According to court ...

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WASHINGTON − Ashtian Barnes was headed down a Texas toll road to pick up his girlfriend’s daughter from day care when a traffic enforcement officer stopped him – because his girlfriend’s rental car ...