U.S. Supreme Court Limits Use of Drug-Sniffing Dogs, Citing an Unreasonable Search
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Police who use drug-sniffing dogs outside of homes to detect crimes without a warrant are violating the ban on unreasonable searches, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Tuesday, the New York Times reports. In this case, a police dog detected the odor of marijuana outside a Florida house, and authorities used the…