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"Top court puts leash on random searches by sniffer dogs"

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"Top court puts leash on random searches by sniffer dogs": The Toronto Globe and Mail today contains an article that begins, "The Supreme Court of Canada jettisoned evidence of narcotics detected by sniffer dogs at an Alberta bus terminal and an Ontario high school because the individuals involved had a reasonable expectation of privacy. The majority of the court in a pair of 6-3 decisions yesterday said police must have a reasonable suspicion an individual has a narcotic before they can conduct a search with sniffer dogs. The rulings, which featured an unusually factionalized court and starkly differing constitutional visions, provides guidelines to police for sniffer-dog searches in public places such as malls and stadiums."

The Toronto Star reports today that "Random searches curbed; Bringing in sniffer dogs without justification violates privacy rights, Supreme Court rules."

The Sarnia Observer contains articles headlined "Search deemed unlawful" and "Supreme Court got it right; Supreme court says police actions were 'unjustifiable.'"

The London Free Press contains an article headlined "Hands off backpacks."

The Edmonton Sun contains an article headlined "'Power to dealer'; Parents' group slams court ruling on sniffer dogs."

The Vancouver Sun reports that "Muzzling of sniffer dog use won't alter private business; There's still money in detecting illegal materials in buildings, ships, trucks."

Canwest News Service reports that "Supreme Court muzzles sniffer dogs."

CBC News provides a report headlined "Random use of police sniffer dogs breaches charter: top court."

Reuters reports that "Canada's high court limits drug-sniffing dogs."

Bloomberg News reports that "Canadian Police Barred From Random School Searches by Top Court."

And Agence France-Presse reports that "Canada high court rules police dog's sniff is unlawful search."

You can access here and here yesterday's rulings of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Full post as published by How Appealing on April 26, 2008 (boomark / email).