SCOTUS gives pat on the head to Aldo, the drug sniffing dog

The United States Supreme Court has held that a Florida's police officer's reliance on the olfactory powers of Aldo, the drug-sniffing dog, was enough to constitute probable cause to search the defendant's vehicle. Florida v. Harris (Feb. 19, 2013). Reversing the Florida Supreme Court, the Justices held -- in the words of Justice Kagan -- that Aldo's sniff was "up to snuff."