LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Lexington cannot ban police from seeking no-knock warrants, striking down a local ordinance that justices say conflicts with state law.

The court found that the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government's ordinance banning police from seeking no-knock warrants is "null, void, and of no effect" because it conflicts with state legislation passed in 2021, according to a document from the Supreme Court of Kentucky.

The ruling centers on Senate Bill 4, which established strict requirements for no-knock warrants rather than banning them outright. The document read that the state law requires "clear and convincing evidence" that suspects are violent offenders, mandates superior officer approval, requires prosecutor consult

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