On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously reinstated a civil rights lawsuit against Texas police officer Roberto Felix Jr., who fatally shot Ashtian Barnes during a 2016 traffic stop in Houston. Newsweek reached out to the Fraternal Order of Police via email on Thursday afternoon for comment.

On May 16, 2025 the Texas Supreme Court released its opinion in Myers-Woodward, LLC v. Underground Services Markham, LLC, 2025 WL 1415892 (Tex. May 16, 2025). The underlying dispute stems from a 1947 lease made by the predecessor of the petitioner (Myers) to the predecessors of the respondents (Markham and United Brine,

The Supreme Court is deciding major cases about the ability to block Trump's policies, religious rights and gender-affirming care for minors.

Woodward, LLC v. Underground Services Markham, LLC, No. 22-0878, 2025 WL 4356581 (Tex. May 16, 2025), the Texas Supreme Court resolved

The Supreme Court has revived a civil rights lawsuit against a Texas police officer who fatally shot a man during a traffic stop over unpaid tolls.

Lawyers representing foster children asked the high court to reinstate a contempt order against the state, and the judge who issued it.

Over 20 years after the Supreme Court found the Texas law unconstitutional, a proposed bill would repeal the ban on so-called 'homosexual conduct.'

On Friday, May 9th, the Supreme Court of Texas addressed important issues regarding the enforcement of written contractual representations in its