Pennsylvania’s Top Court Unanimously Rejects Warrantless Searches of Private Land

 Pennsylvania’s Top Court Unanimously Rejects Warrantless Searches of Private Land

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court unanimously rejects the “open fields doctrine,” holding that cops need a warrant to search property marked as private.

On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court unanimously ruled that warrantless searches of land marked as private violate that state’s constitution. The seven justices agreed that the “open fields” do…