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The resident wants a rule requiring a warrant first."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 15, lines 21-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/05-502.pdf","page_label":"file page 15, lines 21-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 24, lines 37-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/05-502.pdf","page_label":"file page 24, lines 37-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-54","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/05-502.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-54"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on April 24, 2006."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 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It affects public safety and privacy rights."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 15, lines 21-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/05-502.pdf","page_label":"file page 15, lines 21-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 24, lines 37-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/05-502.pdf","page_label":"file page 24, lines 37-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-54","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/05-502.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-54"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/05-502.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 1-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/05-502.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 1-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 31-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/05-502.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 31-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 39-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/05-502.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 39-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 43-54","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/05-502.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 43-54"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 13-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/05-502.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 13-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 29-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/05-502.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 29-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 23-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/05-502.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 23-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 49-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/05-502.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 49-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 9-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/05-502.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 9-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 17-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/05-502.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 17-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 29-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/05-502.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 29-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 17-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/05-502.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 17-21"}]}],"slug":"2005-05-502-brigham-city-v-stuart","term":"2005","title":"Can police enter a home without a warrant to stop a fight?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 15, lines 21-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/05-502.pdf","page_label":"file page 15, lines 21-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 24, lines 37-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/05-502.pdf","page_label":"file page 24, lines 37-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-54","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/05-502.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-54"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}