Whether a search warrant application that fails to provide any particularized nexus between an individual's alleged drug trafficking activity and the individual's residence can provide probable cause for a warrant to search the residence

QUESTION PRESENTED Several federal courts of appeals, including the Seventh Circuit in the decision below, hold that the mere fact a defendant has engaged in drug trafficking can establish probable cause for a search warrant to search the defendant’s home, even if there is no specific evidence linking the drug trafficking to the defendant’s home. Two federal courts of appeals and at least five state courts of last resort, in contrast, require that the search warrant application provide a particularized nexus between the drug trafficking activity and the home to be searched. The question presented is: Whether a search warrant application that fails to provide any particularized nexus between an individual’s alleged drug trafficking activity and the individual’s residence can provide probable cause for a warrant to search the residence.