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US Supreme Court to Hear Nebraska Case

supreme-courtLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska case challenging how long officers can hold drivers during traffic stops will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court will listen to oral arguments next year. Dennys Rodriguez is challenging his drug conviction, saying police violated his right against unreasonable search and seizure.

Court records show Rodriguez was pulled over in 2012 by a Valley officer after he swerved on the road. He was given a written traffic warning.

The officer asked if he could walk his drug dog around Rodriguez’s vehicle, and Rodriguez declined.

Rodriguez was asked to step out of his car while the officer called for backup. The dog indicated the presence of drugs after another officer arrived. They searched his vehicle and found a bag of meth.

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