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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet
2. Police officers can enter your home without a warrant or immediate cause for search and entry.
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Originally Posted by Ducimus
Back that truck up a second.
Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution
"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."
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Before we get excited, this is not what the court ruling said. What the Indiana courts ruling said was that it was upholding the existing exemptions for a warrentless search. The police, in Indiana, can already enter and search your house without a warrent if specific factors apply. That is all the Indiana Supreme Court's decision said (page 5). The court's decision did not increase the number of exemptions nor did it remove the already existing requirement for a search warrant under normal circumstances.
This is why one should
never rely on the media to report the facts, always go to the original source.