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WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court has ruled that police can have dogs check out motorists' vehicles for drugs even if officers have no particular reason to suspect illegal activity. The 6-2 opinion stipulates police dogs may sniff only the outside of a car after a motorist is lawfully stopped for a traffic violation, such as speeding or failing to stop at a stop sign. But privacy rights advocates said the ruling would lead to far more traffic stops as a way to find drugs. They also warned that the decision could open the door to more expansive searches, from sniffs inside the vehicle to checks of cars parked along sidewalks and pedestrians on the street...
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