The Court holds that the objective-reasonableness standard it set in Brigham City v. Stuart governs warrantless home entries to render emergency aid, and that it applies without any further gloss. Officers need not have probable cause to believe an emergency is occurring; they may enter when they have an objectively reasonable basis for believing that an occupant is seriously injured or imminently threatened with such injury — a standard the officers here satisfied.
CASE: Case v. Montana
AUTHOR: Kagan, J.
DECIDED: 2026-01-14
OPINION: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/607us1r06_19m1.pdf
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