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Supreme Court hears arguments on Voting Rights Act
February 27, 2013 by Michael Haggerson
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Shelby County v Holder to determine whether Congress exceeded its authority when it renewed Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Section 5 requires jurisdictions with a history of preventing minority groups from voting to receive.... [more]
Supreme Court hears arguments on DNA collection, sentencing guidelines
February 27, 2013 by Julia Zebley
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Tuesday. In Maryland v. King the court heard arguments on whether the Fourth Amendment permits states to collect DNA samples from individuals charged with serious crimes, as allowed under Maryland's DNA Collection Act. The Chief Deputy.... [more]
Failed Evidence: Why Law Enforcement Resists Science [op-ed]
November 27, 2012 by Clay Flaherty
JURIST Guest Columnist David Harris of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law discusses his new book, which looks at the tendency of law enforcement to resist advances in scientific knowledge that undermine more "traditional" methods of police investigation...In the US today, consumers of news.... [more]
Supreme Court to rule on Voting Rights Act, Maryland DNA collection
November 10, 2012 by Max Slater
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari on Friday in Shelby County v. Holder to determine whether Congress exceeded its authority when it renewed Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Section 5 requires jurisdictions with a history of preventing minority groups from voting to receive.... [more]
Ninth Circuit hears arguments on California DNA collection law
September 20, 2012 by Max Slater
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard arguments Wednesday regarding the constitutionality of a voter-approved California law that requires police officers to take DNA samples of arrested persons suspected of committing a felony. Sitting en banc, the judges questioned California.... [more]
DNA evidence confirmed buried body as Emmett Till [this day at law]
August 26, 2012 by Kimberly Bennett
On August 26, 2005, DNA evidence confirmed that the remains buried in a Chicago grave were in fact those of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African American boy who was murdered in Mississippi in 1955 for allegedly flirting with a white woman. The two men charged with Till's murder were acquitted by an.... [more]
Supreme Court stays Maryland injunction on state DNA collection law
July 30, 2012 by Dan Taglioli
US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday renewed his temporary stay on a Maryland Court of Appeals ruling that police could not collect DNA from individuals arrested for violent crimes and burglaries. The state court ruling effectively bars the collection of genetic material from.... [more]
Ninth Circuit to rehear case concerning DNA collection law
July 26, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday agreed to rehear a case challenging a California law requiring police to conduct buccal mouth swabs to extract DNA samples from any adult arrested or charged with a felony in California. Plaintiffs challenging the law have argued that the.... [more]
Third Circuit ruled police can collect DNA sample from arrestees [this day at law]
July 25, 2012 by Katherine Bacher
On July 25, 2011, the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a ruling that law enforcement officers are permitted to obtain DNA samples from those they arrest. The case originated from a defendant who claimed that DNA collection violated his Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable.... [more]
Chief Justice allows DNA samples from Maryland suspects
July 19, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday temporarily stayed a Maryland Court of Appeals ruling that police could not collect DNA from individuals arrested for violent crimes and burglaries. The appeals court struck down the DNA collection law in April, finding a violation of the.... [more]
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