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Search Warrants In Louisville

The Breonna Taylor warrant brought scrutiny on many aspects of how search warrants are written, approved and executed in Louisville. We analyze hundreds of search warrants.

Top Story

Louisville Police Routinely Busted Down Doors In Hunt For Drugs

By Jacob Ryan | January 19, 2021

The city banned no-knocks, but that doesn’t affect how LMPD uses “forced entry.” Records show they bust doors down an average of twice a week.

Criminal Justice

Jefferson County Judges Reject Rules To Increase Search Warrant Transparency

By Jacob Ryan | November 20, 2020

The judges met confidentially Tuesday and didn’t answer questions about the vote until Friday afternoon.

Top Story

Louisville’s Top District Judge Silent On Search Warrant Rule Proposal

By Jacob Ryan | November 19, 2020

Court officials are saying their meeting, and minutes from that meeting, are confidential.

Louisville Judges To Weigh Search Warrant Changes

By Jacob Ryan | November 17, 2020

The proposal would overhaul the court’s process for issuing search warrants with the aim to boost transparency.

Criminal Justice

Louisville Police Change Warrant Form, Improve Transparency

By Jacob Ryan | November 11, 2020

The LMPD made the change shortly after KyCIR and WDRB reported the state issued the new forms — and LMPD wasn’t using it.

Criminal Justice

Kentucky Issued A Search Warrant Reform. Louisville Police Aren’t On Board Yet

By Jacob Ryan, KyCIR and Travis Ragsdale, WDRB | October 28, 2020

Law enforcement agencies in Kentucky have a new way to bring more transparency to the process of obtaining a search warrant, but police in Louisville aren’t using it.

Government

Which Louisville Judge Let Police Search Your House? Most Signatures Are Unreadable

By Jacob Ryan, KyCIR, and Travis Ragsdale, WDRB | September 16, 2020

We reviewed more than 230 search warrants approved by Louisville judges. It’s unclear who signed nearly three-fourths of them.

Search Warrants Under Scrutiny As Police Killings Spark Reforms

By Jacob Ryan | July 8, 2020

Critics say the search warrant process lacks transparency, oversight and fairness. But many Louisville judges defend the current system.

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