Although a warrant is generally required for police to enter a home or conduct a search, police are not required to seek a warrant if there are exigent circumstances requiring immediate attention – ...

In a ruling yesterday in United States v. Curry that ought to earn careful attention from the Supreme Court, the en banc Fourth Circuit divided sharply along ideological lines on the substance of the ...

Police must have probable cause as well as “exigent circumstances” in order to legally search a vehicle without a warrant, a divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.The 4-3 decision said the ...

In a decision instructive to employers facing sudden, emergency conditions requiring immediate response, a divided National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Metro Man IV, LLC d/b/a Fountain Bleu Health ...

The Fourth Amendment protects us from random invasions of our homes by police, right? We know we're secure in our "persons, houses, papers, and effects" unless the cops demonstrate probable cause to a ...

During oral argument in Kentucky v. King on Wednesday, the Court struggled to find the proper test for determining when police are prohibited from justifying a warrantless search with exigent ...

The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed a defendant's conviction and held that the commonwealth was not required to prove exigent circumstances when an officer had lawfully seized a firearm in a ...

In a case of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has held that exigent circumstances can justify law enforcement's access to a defendant's cellphone "pings," or GPS ...

Yesterday, a Columbus, Ohio police officer shot a man in the neck and cheek and wounded a woman after blindly firing into a closed door. The Columbus Dispatch reports that the officer knocked on the ...

CBS hasn’t released any images yet from next week’s Episode 1.12 of “Under the Dome,” entitled “Exigent Circumstances,” but we do have a preview to share along with the legal definition of the title, ...

In reply to drip’s question, I commented on the specific legality of the Fed’s actions over the past few days. I thought it worth consolidating into a post. Keep in mind IANAL, but: A 1932 provision ...