Supreme Court (final)

approx. 30-second-piece

The Supreme Court yesterday considered the merits of Kyollo v. U.S., a case challenging the use of thermal imaging scans by narcotics agents in Oregon. Danny Kyollo took 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 the 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 8-to-1 on Tuesday that police can prevent suspects from entering their homes until officers are able to obtain a search warrant.