SCOTUS

Sanctity of the home unites conservative and liberal justices – again

Courts commonly cite risks of imminent injury, potential escape of the fleeing suspect and destruction of evidence as exigencies supporting warrantless entry

Three justices dissented and accused their colleagues of avoiding a potentially controversial case

Decision unites Courts' conservatives and liberals

The court limited the scope of the federal law against computer hacking, ruling it does not include people who misuse information they were authorized to see

The justices rejected a "community caretaking" rule that may authorize police to enter a home even if they have no evidence of a crime or an emergency

And could significantly expand warrantless entries into homes

Case makes for strange bedfellows, uniting the ACLU with gun groups, albeit for different reasons

While the 2019 U.S. Supreme Court term was a quiet year for police-related cases, Justice Clarence Thomas continued to express concern with qualified immunity

Justice Barrett is protective of privacy rights and has authored two 7th Circuit opinions wherein she held for the defendant in search and seizure cases

At issue was a motor vehicle stop by a deputy sheriff based on a license plate check showing the registered owner’s driver’s license was revoked

Justice Kennedy’s successor enters into what is expected to be a highly contentious and politically divisive confirmation battle

The decision marks a significant change in how police can obtain cellphone tower data

Vernon Madison's attorneys argue that strokes and dementia have left him unable to understand his execution or remember killing Officer Julius Schulte

The court ruled that police had sufficient reason to make arrests at the raucous party in a vacant home that had been turned into a makeshift strip club