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Apr 23, 2015

BENCH BLOG: Dog days of summer arrive early for US high court

For the second time in as many years, the U.S. Supreme Court has decided a dog-sniffing case.

Sep 27, 2013

Appeals court reverses drug-sniffing dog decision

When Mequon patrol officer John Hoell returned Kenneth House’s driver’s license and issued a warning for driving a car with expired registration, House’s roadside seizure should have stopped right then, according to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in State of [...]

Mar 27, 2013

Use of drug-sniffing dog constituted ‘search’, says U.S. Supreme Court

Police engaged in a “search” within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment when they used a drug-sniffing dog on a homeowner’s porch to investigate the contents of the home, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled 5-4.

Jan 10, 2012

US Supreme Court to decide if use of drug sniffing dog is search

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the police’s use of trained narcotics sniffing dogs at the front door of a suspect’s house is a search under the Fourth Amendment requiring probable cause.

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