Kentucky Supreme Court strikes down Lexington’s no-knock warrant ban, upholding state law.

The Kentucky Supreme Court has invalidated a Lexington city ban on no-knock warrants, ruling it conflicted with a state law that restricts but does not ban such warrants. The state law allows no-knock warrants only with clear and convincing evidence of violent crime and prohibits their use between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., except in specific cases. The decision raises questions about Louisville’s similar ban, enacted after Breonna Taylor’s death, which the Louisville Metro Police will continue to follow despite the ruling.