The U.S. Supreme Court has the opportunity to reaffirm the “sanctity of the home” provided through the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The high court is being asked to determine if the police may enter the home, without a warrant, of a person suspected of a misdemeanor while in “hot pursuit” of that suspect.

This issue comes before the court at a time of considerable consternation among law enforcement policymakers. Law enforcement has been maligned by the repeated incidences of excessive force. Protests of officer-involved shootings across the country have, at times, been met with overly aggressive tactics. It has been recently revealed that police officers are being investigated or arrested for involvement in the Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, including on-duty Capitol police officers responsible for protecting lawmakers and the Capitol.

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