Supreme Court decision & deliberation (search and seizure)

The Supreme Court yesterday considered the merits Kyollo v. U.S., a case challenging the use of thermal imaging scans by narcotics agents in Oregon.

The Supreme Court yesterday considered the merits Kyollo v. U.S., a case challenging the use of thermal imaging scans by narcotics agents in Oregon. Danny Kyollo appealed his case to the Supreme Court when the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected his argument that the use of heat-sensing technologies to obtain a search warrant, and his subsequent arrest for production of marijuana, constituted a violation of his Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures. In a related decision granting new search-and-seizure powers, the Court ruled on Tuesday that police officers can prevent suspects from entering their homes until the officers can obtain a search warrant.