TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 12, 2020

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-KY, says he will introduce legislation to prohibit police officers across the country from using no-knock warrants like the one that led to the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor by three police officers in Louisville, the Daily News Journal reports. Under the bill, federal law enforcement officers would be required to provide notice of their authority and purpose before they could execute a warrant, and any state or local law enforcement agency that receives funds from the U.S. Department of Justice would be required to do the same. At the local level, the Louisville Metro Council voted unanimously yesterday to ban the controversial practice in the city.