Is a search warrant automatic authorization to kick your door in?

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    Yes. If they have a search warrant, they can kick your door down. A search warrant issued by a judge gives LEO authorization to enter a property without knocking and without identifying themselves as police. The belief behind a search warrant is that they
    want to find evidence that can be destroyed while the police tell you who they are.

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