sniffing
2005-01-25 15:38:44.893195+01 by
Dan Lyke
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Sigh: Supreme Court rules that searches using dogs in routine traffic stops are legal.
"A dog sniff conducted during a concededly lawful traffic stop that
reveals no information other than the location of a substance that
no individual has any right to possess does not violate the Fourth
Amendment," Stevens wrote.
In a dissent, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg bemoaned what she called
the broadening of police search powers, saying the use of drug dogs
will make routine traffic stops longer and more adversarial. She
was joined in her dissent by Justice David H. Souter.
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