Justices Probe Line on Home Protections in ‘Hot Pursuit’ Case (1)

Supreme Court justices questioned whether the distinction between felonies and misdemeanors should matter for officers pursuing suspects into homes without warrants.

The court was presented with different answers from four lawyers Wednesday morning during nearly two hours of argument, much of which was inscrutable to listeners struggling to hear C-SPAN’s live feed.

Audible portions of the argument showed justices trying to balance the need to protect the sanctity of the home, on the one hand, and law enforcement interests on the other.

It can be dangerous for cops to just knock on the door of a suspect’s home, ...