LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentucky’s highest court has reversed Lexington’s ban on no-knock warrants.

The Kentucky Supreme Court issued the ruling Thursday morning, reversing a decision from the lower court of appeals that said the city’s 2021 ban on no-knock warrants was lawful.

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The Supreme Court’s ruling argues that the city’s ordinance conflicts directly with Lentucky’s Senate Bill 4, which was enacted in 2021 to regulate no-knock warrants statewide, setting strict standards for when and how they can be issued and executed.

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