[green iguana]

Contrary to the Associated Press and Justice Ginsburg, this decision "broadens" nothing.

But what about Justice Souter's dissent? Does the fallibility of the dog make the search unconstitutional? Seems to me the defense didn't push this aspect hard enough...

[Congressman Billybob]

The "fallibility" of the dog is no more an issue than the "fallibility" of the nose of the police officer, when he says "I smelled marijuana when I approached the car." In short, it's a non-issue.

Billybob