Topline The U.S. Supreme Court considered Wednesday whether it’s permissible under the Fourth Amendment for police officers to enter people’s homes without a warrant in limited circumstances under a “community caretaking” exception, which the Biden administration has backed but has provoked objections from civil rights groups. Police block the street on February 2, 2021 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via … [+] Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Key Facts The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in Caniglia v. Strom, which considered whether police acted lawfully by entering a man’s home and removing his firearms without a warrant after he had expressed thoughts of suicide and was taken to the hospital for a psychiatric evaluation. The justification for doing so was a “community caretaking” exception allowing entry in cases where doing so benefits the public interest, which has traditionally applied to incidents regarding vehicles but not in homes, as was the case here. T… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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Supreme Court Weighs Allowing Police To Enter Homes Without A Warrant For ‘Caretaking’
