In NCLA Amicus Win, District Court Topples Kansas Dog Kennel No-Warrant Inspection Regime

Washington, DC, June 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas has enjoined a Kansas state law authorizing intrusive warrantless searches of dog training and handling businesses. Following arguments made by the New Civil Liberties Alliance in a prior amicus curiae brief at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, the district court ruled in Johnson v. Smith that the statute infringes Kansas dog trainers’ Fourth Amendment rights “against unreasonable searches and ...