In Florida the police used a drug-sniffing dog-and I believe other methods-to detect the presence of marijuana on an individual's property. A court in Florida ruled the search to be illegal as the police did not have a warrant, probable cause or the permission of the owner to conduct the search. Recently the US Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 in favor of upholding the Florida court ruling. They ruled that the 4th Amendment was violated because police lacked "probable cause" to search. It seems the police brought the dog onto the property in question and the dog detected the drug (nothing wrong with the ability of the dog in this case). The case is known as Florida v Jardines 2013. Justice Scalia wrote the majority opinion.
(Source: "the two-way breaking news from NPR" on line dated 3/26/13.
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