Property Owners Win Again - Tennessee Appeals Court Affirms That Warrantless Searches by Game Wardens Are Unconstitutional
May 11, 2024
May 11, 2024
JACKSON, Tennessee, May 11 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release on May 10, 2024:
Late yesterday, the Court of Appeals of Tennessee at Jackson affirmed that the Tennessee Constitution bars game wardens from conducting warrantless searches of private property. The ruling upholds a circuit court victory for Benton County landowners Terry Rainwaters and Hunter Hollingsworth. Terry and Hunter sued with the Institute for Justice (IJ) after the Tennessee Wildlife . . .
Late yesterday, the Court of Appeals of Tennessee at Jackson affirmed that the Tennessee Constitution bars game wardens from conducting warrantless searches of private property. The ruling upholds a circuit court victory for Benton County landowners Terry Rainwaters and Hunter Hollingsworth. Terry and Hunter sued with the Institute for Justice (IJ) after the Tennessee Wildlife . . .