LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Louisville attorney believes the city's ban on no-knock warrants could be in jeopardy after a ruling by the Kentucky Supreme Court on Thursday.

The state's high court struck down a Lexington ordinance that prohibits police from executing no-knock warrants.

Justice Robert Conlet, writing for the majority, said Lexington's policy violated a 2021 Kentucky law that allows no-knock warrants under certain circumstances.

Former prosecutor Karl Price told WHAS11 that Louisville's ordinance is very similar to Lexington's, meaning it could be at risk of being voided, too.

"What the [Kentucky] Supreme Court is saying is that big brother has spoken, and big brother rules. And if you do anything that conflicts with what big brother has said, that will be a problem, and that is a

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