United States, Amicus Curiae
Donald B. Verilli Jr., U.S. Solicitor General
The United States filed an amicus brief in this case because of the constitutional issues involved, as well as Federal law enforcement’s use of drug-sniffing dogs. Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., was nominated to be solicitor general by President Obama on January 26, 2011, and was sworn in on June 9, 2011. Prior to that, he was deputy counsel to the president. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Petitioner as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on July 2, 2012. The alert of a trained drug-detection dog provides probable cause to search an automobile for contraband…
