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flag Supreme Court rules Montana police lawfully entered home without warrant to prevent suicide, citing emergency exception.

flag The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled on January 14, 2026, that Montana police lawfully entered a man’s home without a warrant in 2021 after his ex-girlfriend reported he threatened suicide. flag Officers, observing an empty gun holster and a note through the window, entered through an unlocked door fearing imminent harm, including possible suicide by cop. flag When the man emerged from behind a curtain with a black object, one officer fired, wounding him; a handgun was later found nearby. flag The Court upheld the entry under the "community caretaker" exception, stating officers may act without a warrant if they have an objectively reasonable basis to believe someone inside is seriously injured or imminently threatened. flag The decision reaffirms the emergency exception to the Fourth Amendment, emphasizing that such actions must be justified by immediate danger, not investigation. flag The ruling does not apply to non-emergency situations.

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