High court limits police use of drug-sniffing dogs

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High court limits police use of drug-sniffing dogs

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/supreme-court-limits-police-drug-sniffing-dogs-142330170--spt.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QTUL5pyqxK.4VexaAkFiTA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-26T142330Z_1_CBRE92P13ZB00_RTROPTP_2_USA-COURT-GAYMARRIAGE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="People walk in front of the Supreme Court building in Washington" align="left" title="People walk in front of the Supreme Court building in Washington" border="0" /></a>By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday limited the ability of police to use a trained dog to sniff around the outside of a home for illegal drugs that might be inside. By a 5-4 vote, the court said the use by law enforcement authorities of trained police dogs to investigate a home and its immediate surroundings was a &quot;search&quot; within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, and required a warrant. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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