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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. Syllabus. LANGE v. CALIFORNIA. CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, FIRST APPELLATE DIVISION. No. 20–18. Argued February 24, 2021—Decided June 23, 2021. This case arises from a police officer’s warrantless entry into petitioner Arthur Lange’s garage.
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Feb 24, 2021 · Facts of the case. A California Highway Patrol officer observed a parked car “playing music very loudly,” and then the driver, Arthur Gregory Lange, honked the horn four or five times despite there being no other vehicles nearby.
In October 2016, a California highway patrol officer witnessed Arthur Lange driving while playing loud music and honking his horn. Believing Lange to be in violation of California traffic law, the officer attempted to perform a traffic stop.
Feb 24, 2021 · California. Holding: Under the Fourth Amendment, pursuit of a fleeing misdemeanor suspect does not always or categorically qualify as an exigent circumstance justifying a warrantless entry into a home. Judgment: Vacated and remanded, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Kagan on June 23, 2021.
DateProceedings And Orders ( Key To Color ...Jul 10 2020Jul 28 2020Jul 29 2020Motion to extend the time to file a ...Aug 13 2020This case asks the Supreme Court to weigh the privacy interests of individuals under the Fourth Amendment against the government’s interest in enforcing the law. Petitioner Arthur Lange (“Lange”) was arrested in his garage by a police officer who pursued him for violating traffic laws.
DateProceedings And Orders ( Key To Color ...Jul 10 2020Jul 28 2020Jul 29 2020Motion to extend the time to file a ...Aug 13 2020A California Highway Patrol officer observed a parked car “playing music very loudly,” and then the driver, Arthur Gregory Lange, honked the horn four or five times despite there being no other vehicles nearby.
Dec 11, 2020 · In Lange v. California, the Supreme Court held that the Fourth Amendment requires case-specific exigent circumstances for the police to pursue an individual into a private home without a warrant to make a misdemeanor arrest, rejecting the argument that such entry is categorically permitted.
