6th Circ. Backs Immunity In Search Of Empty Home

By Susan Smiley ( October 1, 2026, 9:51 PM EDT) -- Michigan state troopers who searched a vacationing couple's home while attempting to execute a bench warrant are protected by qualified immunity because existing case law has not established that such a search is a violation of constitutional rights, a Sixth Circuit panel said Wednesday....

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