State Supreme Court rules warrantless searches by Pa. game officials are unconstitutional

This article was originally published by Pennsylvania Capital-Star. Property owners have a greater right to privacy on their land under the Pennsylvania Constitution than under the U.S. Constitution, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The decision is in favor of a pair of western Pennsylvania hunting clubs. They challenged the constitutionality of two provisions in the Game and Wildlife Code that permitted state game wardens to enter private land, but not homes or buildings, without warrants...