Much to the surprise of the general public, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of expanded the ability of law enforcement to search without warrants.
Justice Samuel Alito wrote for the majority of the court which ruled 6 to 3 that “when occupants of a residents (sic) disagree on whether they will admit police without a warrant, the objecting occupant must be physically present,” the Washington Post reported. “That doesn’t change if police have removed the objector,” the court added.
“An occupant who is absent due to a lawful detention or arrest stands in the same shoes as an occupant who is absent for any other reason,” Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wrote.
http://www.mintpressnews.com/supreme-court-rules-police-do-not-need-a-warrant-to-search-your-home/206199/
This reminds me of something which happened when I worked for an environmental agency. Our rules stated that no one could construct a facility which emitted pollution within 100 feet of a residence, but our managers somehow decided that a prison was not a residence.
You can get any number of otherwise sane persons to do some really stupid things.
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