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This Appeal Asks the Supreme Court To Reject Warrantless Gun Seizures Justified by 'Special Needs'

…The brief goes to the heart of the main question raised by the appeal: “whether a so-called ‘special-needs exception’ to the Fourth Amendment exists and allows warrantless entry into the home of someone who is not subject to penal control or supervision.” In separate briefs, the Firearms Policy CoalitionGun Owners of America, and the New Civil Liberties Alliance join the Institute for Justice in asking the Court to hear the case and reconsider that alarming loophole…

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July 13, 2022


Originally Published in Reason Magazine