Determining a drug-sniffing dog’s reliability does not necessarily require a demonstration of the dog’s past performance in the field, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in reversing the Florida Supreme Court’s “strict evidentiary checklist” for K-9 searches.

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A dog sniff around the exterior of a car is not a search under the Fourth Amendment. But what happens when a drug dog takes it upon himself to leap through an open car window and search the interior?

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A traffic stop, along with the continued detention and search of the defendant’s vehicle by a drug dog with a 58 percent track record of success, did not violate the Fourth Amendment, the 10th Circuit has ruled.

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Police needed probable cause in order to have a drug detection dog sniff at the front door of the home of a drug suspect, the Florida Supreme Court has ruled in reinstating a suppression order.

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Police didn’t violate the Fourth Amendment by ordering a driver to roll up her windows and turn on her ventilation blowers in preparation for a drug-detection dog’s circuit of her vehicle, the Illinois Supreme Court has ruled in reversing a ...

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A police officer could briefly extend a traffic stop after issuing a warning citation for the purpose of allowing a drug-detection dog to sniff the exterior of the driver’s vehicle, the 4th Circuit has ruled in affirming a drug conviction.

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A narcotic dog that jumped into a car during a lawful traffic stop and alerted to drugs did not violate the defendant’s Fourth Amendment rights, the 3rd Circuit has ruled.

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An Amtrak passenger’s briefcase can be detained for a dog sniff, the 7th Circuit has ruled in reversing a U.S. District Court.

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