Can the police enter someone’s home without a warrant? The Supreme Court is set to decide in its 2025-26 term.

The justices heard oral arguments Wednesday in the case stemming from a suicidal Montana man and police entering his home. In Case v. Montana , William Case argues that police violated the Fourth Amendment by wrongfully entering his home when his former girlfriend called concerned he’d commit suicide.

The Fourth Amendment typically requires police to obtain a warrant before entering a home, but some exceptions have been made for emergency purposes. The case before the justices will examine how certain the officers must be that there is an emergency before entering.

The case

In Case’s situation, police waited for 40 minutes after arriving at his Anaconda, Montana, home in 202

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