U.S. Supreme Court
Dec. 19, 2012
Dog sniffs and that new Fourth Amendment smell
The decision to hear Jardines may be additional evidence that the U.S. Supreme Court is in the midst of reconsidering and redefining several aspects of the Fourth Amendment.
2nd Appellate District, Division 2
Brian M. Hoffstadt
Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal
UCLA School of Law, 1995
The U.S. Supreme Court granted review in Florida v. Jardines, No. 11-564, to decide whether the use of a narcotics-sniffing dog at someone's front door is a "search" regulated by the Fourth Amendment. The decision to hear this case may be additional evidence that the Supreme Court is in the midst of reconsidering and redefining several aspects of the Fourth Amendment.
Jardines lies at the intersection of two lines of cases governing the use of sense-enhancing tech...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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