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Illinois v. Caballes, No. 03-923 (U.S. Supreme Court) (543 U.S. 405; 125 S.Ct. 834) (January 24, 2005) (Justice Stevens)

By a 6-to-2 vote, the Supreme Court ruled that police do not violate the Fourth Amendment when they use a drug-detecting dog to locate illegal drugs during a legal traffic stop, even if the officers have no reason to suspect that the motorist may be carrying narcotics.

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