Alabama conservation officials seek dismissal of lawsuit over warrantless property searches

Yellowhammer News previously reported that three northwest Alabama residents filed suit in May against several officials with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), challenging the agency’s authority to enter private property without a warrant. Killen residents Dalton Boley and Regina Williams, along with Muscle Shoals resident Dale Liles, filed the lawsuit on May 20 in Lauderdale County Circuit Court, with the assistance of the Institute for Justice. The plaintiffs claim DCNR game wardens repeatedly entered their land without consent, citing Alabama law that allo