Mitchell v. Wisconsin (2019)

 Supreme Court of the United States on the case Mitchell v. Wisconsin. The case concerns the legality of a warrantless blood test conducted on a driver who was found unconscious after being suspected of driving while intoxicated. The Court concluded that the exigent-circumstances doctrine generally permits a blood test without a warrant in such cases, due to the pressing need for evidence and the potential for a driver to be taken to the hospital anyway for medical reasons. However, Justice Thomas believes that the warrantless blood test should be permitted regardless of the driver's consciousness, while the dissenting Justices argue that the state had time to obtain a warrant and that there is no categorical exception to the warrant requirement in drunk driving cases, even when the suspect is unconscious. Click HERE for the case text.