In _______________, the Court decided unanimously that the Fourth Amendment requires police, absent a threat of physical violence or other exigent circumstances, to knock and announce when serving a search warrant at a home.

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Wilson v. Arkansas (1995) established the "knock and announce" rule, which requires police to knock and announce their presence before entering a home to execute a search warrant, unless there are exigent circumstances present. The Court unanimously agreed that this rule is required by the Fourth Amendment. Richards v. Wisconsin (1997) addressed the use of a "no-knock" warrant and established a two-part test for determining whether such warrants are permissible. Hudson v. Michigan (2006) addressed the remedy for a violation of the knock and announce rule and held that evidence obtained in violation of the rule is admissible at trial. Chimel v. California (1969) addressed the scope and manner of search incident to arrest.

In _______________, the Court Decided Unanimously That the Fourth Amendment