Not only does it seem like a win for Fourth Amendment rights, it was also written by Scalia. Pinch me!

PB

And Scalia wrote for the majority?

Way too many stories of cops using dogs to falsely alert on car stops.

Article [IV]
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

of Scalia rulings I agree with....add one to the list! Great ruling!

I nearly had a heart attack when I read that Scalia wrote the majority opinion, I guess that he does do the right thing sometimes.
Great ruling, now, on to banning the police practice of holding citizens in their cars while a drug dog walks around it sniffing for drugs.

he goes and does something like this.

Hitler liked dogs.

(Godwin)

It's just a matter of time.

If they had probable cause they don't need the dog.

Where does Alito live? I'm sure some odors can be detected there.

the odors of decay.

I don't think he's the right-wing ideologue that many believe him to be. He's more of a libertarian bent, and consistently supports checks against government power. Many times that favors the right, but sometimes it favors the left.

What surprises me is that it was not 9-0.

That's his overarching goal, IMO.