The Supreme Court just heard Case v. Montana, and the door they’re opening – or closing – matters to anyone who cares about ...

The Fourth Amendment generally requires police officers to obtain a warrant before they enter a home. But the Supreme Court has recognized several exceptions to that rule for emergencies. On Wednesday ...

Swatting—a dangerous trend in which pranksters fabricate emergency reports to get SWAT teams or other law enforcement to descend on a victim's home—has had deadly consequences. In 2020, a Tennessee ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared ready to side with police officers in Case v. Montana, a Montana man’s challenge to a 2021 incident that left him with a gunshot wound to the abdomen after ...

WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court grappled Wednesday over what legal standard police officers should apply when trying to enter an individual’s home to respond to an emergency situation such as a ...

Chicago police using faulty information from an informant obtained a search warrant and raided a woman's home for a suspect who didn't live there.

The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments on Wednesday in Case v. Montana, which could lower the standard that allows police to enter a home without a warrant. Paul Butler, law professor at ...