This is an interesting case that came out of the Supreme Court yesterday.
Generally, it hold that the police cannot enter a home to seize firearms without a warrant. The Cliff notes are here:
Holding: Neither the holding nor logic of Cady v. Dombrowski justifies the removal of Edward Caniglia’s firearms from his home by police officers under a “community caretaking exception” to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement.
What strikes me is that it is a 9-0 opinion. Even the liberal side agrees that warrantless entries to seize firearms are unconstitutional.
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ReplyDeleteAgree on unanimous verdict being highly unusual. I read the full ruling and it is a powerful, though limited, piece. as is the Reply of Petitioner of Mar 12. That latter one is well worth reading.
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