– Supreme Court gives police a new entryway into homes (Los Angeles Times):
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday gave police more leeway to break into residences in search of illegal drugs.
The justices in an 8-1 decision said officers who loudly knock on a door and then hear sounds suggesting evidence is being destroyed may break down the door and enter without a search warrant.Residents who “attempt to destroy evidence have only themselves to blame” when police burst in, said Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.
In a lone dissent, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said she feared the ruling in a Kentucky case will give police an easy way to ignore the 4th Amendment. “Police officers may not knock, listen and then break the door down,” she said, without violating the 4th Amendment.
In the past, the court has said police usually may not enter a home unless they have a search warrant or the permission of the owner. As Alito said, “The 4th Amendment has drawn a firm line at the entrance to the house.”
See also:
– Indiana Supreme Court: No Right To Resist Illegal Cop Entry Into Home
– Rep. Ron Paul Warns of Intellectual Revolution to Congress (MUST-SEE!)
– US Supreme Court Landmark Decision: The Constitution is VOID
– Jesse Ventura Conspiracy Theory: Police State (And FEMA Concentration Camps)
Or if they hear a toilet flush.