Probable cause is important in two aspects of criminal law: Police must have probable cause before they search a person or ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of a Montana man who was convicted of assaulting a police officer. In a ...

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that police do not need probable cause to execute a warantless search of a home when ...

A Montana Army veteran sought to suppress evidence obtained after officers entered his home without a warrant amid concerns ...

The Fourth Amendment generally requires police officers to obtain a warrant before they enter a home. But the Supreme Court has recognized several exceptions to that rule for emergencies. On Wednesday ...

The British government's use of general warrants, allowing searches of colonists' homes without specific cause, contributed to the American Revolution. The Fourth Amendment, designed to protect the ...

A federal judge dismissed a Pensacola man's indictment on multiple drug trafficking charges after finding that a former Escambia County Sheriff's deputy violated the man's Fourth Amendment right ...

You're probably familiar with the old adage that "a man's home is his castle." It's the idea that agents of the state may not lawfully enter your home uninvited for any reason that suits them; rather, ...