Almond v. Clark

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA EASTERN DIVISION GREGORY JACK ALMOND and ) TERESA ROBERTS ALMOND, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Case No. 3:19-cv-175-RAH ) [WO] RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA; ) ET AL., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER The home is not only a shelter from storms, but also a shelter from unwarranted governmental intrusion. Under the Fourth Amendment, the government may not execute a warrantless search of a person’s home without either consent or probable cause and exigency. And yet, that is exactly what is alleged to have happened in…