The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that law enforcement does not need to obtain a search warrant before using a drug-sniffing dog in an apartment building, since doing so does not violate a person’s Fourth Amendment rights. The high court’s ruling reverses that of Cass County District Judge Wickham Corwin, who ruled earlier this
ND Supreme Court Backs Warrantless Searches By Drug-Sniffing Dogs
The ruling is surprising in wake of a March 2013 U.S. Supreme Court decision that said police must first get a warrant before using a drug-sniffing dog.