Constitutional Law
Sep. 21, 2021
Journey to the Center of the Fourth (Amendment)
But just as mantle and core underlie the earth’s crust, there is much more going on beneath the surface of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision regarding the “hot pursuit” exception to the warrant requirement.
2nd Appellate District, Division 2
Brian M. Hoffstadt
Associate Justice
California Court of Appeal
UCLA School of Law, 1995
In Lange v. California, 141 S. Ct. 2011 (2021), the United States Supreme Court held that police may not follow a suspected misdemeanant into his home without a warrant just because they were in "hot pursuit."
On its surface, Lange merely holds that "hot pursuit" is an exigency excusing the warrant requirement onl...
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