Lectures on Tap- The Story of the 4th Amendment:A Police Dog & a Sniff Test

Professors, experts, and storytellers giving thought-provoking lectures in Boston bars.

About this Event📍 Location: Exact address given in confirmation email 🧠 Lecture: "Sniff Test: A Police Dog and the Fourth Amendment" 🎤 Speaker: Professor Dan Breen Join us for a fascinating evening exploring what a dog’s nose can teach us about our constitutional rights. In December 2006, Miami narcotics detectives brought a drug-sniffing dog named Frankie to the front porch of a suspected marijuana grower, Joelis Jardines. After a few sniffs, Frankie indicated there were drugs inside. That alert led to a search warrant, the discovery of cannabis, and Jardines’ conviction for drug trafficking. But should Frankie have been on the porch at all without a warrant? Did that police dog’s sniff violate Jardines’ Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches? Professor Dan Breen will unpack this pivotal case and explain how something as ordinary as a dog’s sense of smell raises profound questi