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Most people believe that when the police knock, you have to open the door. In Illinois, you usually don’t. Your home is the single most protected space the Fourth Amendment recognizes, and a knock — even a loud, late-night, fist-on-the-door knock — does not by itself give an officer the right to come in, or the right to make you answer. Knowing that one fact, and knowing how to act on it calmly, can be the difference between a closed door and a criminal case built on what happened inside your home. This plays out constantly in Will County. An officer shows up at a house in Joliet, Plainf
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Most people believe that when the police knock, you have to open the door. In Illinois, you usually don’t. Your home is the single most protected space the Fourth Amendment recognizes, and a knock — even a loud, late-night, fist-on-the-door knock — does not by itself give an officer the right to come in, or the right to make you answer. Knowing that one fact, and knowing how to act on it calmly, can be the difference between a closed door and a criminal case built on what happened inside your home. This plays out constantly in Will County. An officer shows up at a house in Joliet, Plainf
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#police #rights #illinois #privacy
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