MA Supreme Court Rules that a Shelter is a Home
A room in a shelter where a juvenile and his mother lived was unlawfully searched by police after the door was unlocked by the Shelter Director. The High Court ruled that the room's occupants had a reasonable expectation of privacy and that police needed the okay of one of the room's occupants before entering. Persons seeking shelter need not have diminished rights, which could have consequences in the event of emergency shelter situations such as those provided by domestic violence or disaster assistance programs.
SJC says that shelter dwellers have right to privacy Police search is ruled illegal, By Martin Finucane, Boston Globe Staff, March 12, 2010
