WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in a case that could impact what’s needed for law enforcement to enter your home - without a search warrant.

October 15th, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in “Case v. Montana”, a case that asks the question: can law enforcement enter a home without a search warrant based on less than probable cause that an emergency is occurring?

The Fourth Amendment says officers can’t enter a private residence without a search warrant, unless it’s to render emergency aid. But the question is: how sure do they have to be that there’s an actual emergency?

According to Matthew Cavedon with the Cato Institute’s Project on Criminal Justice, “Case v. Montana asks the question of how much evidence officers need that some sort of e

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