The North Dakota Supreme Court August 17 reversed a decision by a district court that allowed the admission of evidence gathered in a warrantless entry into a semi-trailer truck in a DUI case.
By John Kruzel - 02/24/21 01:07 PM EST
The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over whether the Constitution permits police to carry out warrantless searches of people suspected of fleeing law enforcement after committing minor offenses.
The case, which centers a California officer’s entry into a suspect’s garage without a search warrant, could see the justices strike a new balance between police power and restraints on government intrusions into the home or other private property.
The court heard from four different parties to the lawsuit, each of whom offered a different take on the thorny question of which circumstances justify an officer’s decision to sidestep the Fourth Amendment’s general requirement that police obtain a warrant before conducting a search.