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Eugene Robinson: High court majority relied on hooey to justify DNA samples
The Supreme Court's ruling this month allowing police to compel DNA samples from persons arrested for serious offenses will solve cold cases around the country, putting dangerous criminals behind bars. But despite this clearly beneficial impact, the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Chemical Industry, Trials, Police Arrests, Biotechnology Industry
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Court DNA Ruling Good Result, Bad Argument
The Hartford CourantLast week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that, notwithstanding the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against unreasonable searches and searches without a warrant based on probable cause, states can require that a DNA sample be taken from those arrested for...Tags: Samuel A. Alito, Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland), Chemical Industry, Police Arrests, Clarence Thomas
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Proving innocence
Many factors of the country's legal system are geared toward making sure innocent people are not convicted of crimes. The modern use of DNA testing has cleared people who were found guilty of a crime years before this technology existed. On Monday a...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Chemical Industry, Biotechnology Industry, Antonin Scalia
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Justices differ on DNA
Excerpts from Supreme Court's opinions: / "A suspect's criminal history is a critical part of his identity that officers should know when processing him for detention." "When officers make an arrest supported by probable cause to hold for a serious...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Chemical Industry, Biotechnology Industry, Antonin Scalia
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U.S. Supreme Court OKs taking DNA from those arrested
— The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for police around the country to take DNA samples from people arrested for serious crimes, a major step toward expanding a national database that will match new suspects to evidence from old crime...Tags: Chemical Industry, Samuel A. Alito, Justice System, Trials, Clarence Thomas
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Court's DNA decision serves public safety and justice
The Supreme Court's decision today to uphold Maryland's law allowing the collection of DNA samples from people arrested for serious crimes upholds the interests of justice, the Constitution and common sense. Concerns that the DNA samples could violate...Tags: Samuel A. Alito, Justice System, Chemical Industry, Politics, Government
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Supreme Court allows police to take DNA from criminal suspects
WASHINGTON -- The police may take a DNA sample from people arrested for serious crimes, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in a major victory for law enforcement and crime victims. The 5-4 decision is likely to make the taking of DNA samples as common as...
Tags: FBI, Crime, Law and Justice, Samuel A. Alito, Chemical Industry, Clarence Thomas
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Cass R. Sunstein: Biggest Supreme court ruling you haven't heard of
The Supreme Court has yet to decide this year's attention-grabbing cases on same-sex marriage, affirmative action and the Voting Rights Act. But last week, a divided court decided Arlington v. FCC, an important victory for Barack Obama's administration...Tags: Justice System, Samuel A. Alito, Trials, Litigation and Regulation, Politics
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Sheriff Joe Arpaio given a legal lesson on immigration
For years, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has proudly boasted that he’s America’s toughest sheriff. Now it turns out the Arizona lawman charged with enforcing the law is actually guilty of breaking it. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Murray...Tags: Justice System, Politics, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Law Enforcement, Joe Arpaio
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Harris: Patrick Fitzgerald offers lesson on complexities of terrorism law
Complex. Even messy. That's the reality of prosecuting terrorism cases, former U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald told his University of Chicago law school students at the outset of a recent class he taught with law firm colleague Michael Scudder. The...
Tags: Patrick Fitzgerald, Lifestyle and Leisure, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Teaching and Learning, National Security
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Supreme Court blocks overseas human rights cases from U.S. courts
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has declared that American courts will not be the world’s forum for deciding suits alleging human rights abuses by corporations and foreign tyrants on foreign soil. In a 9-0 decision, the high court tossed...Tags: Samuel A. Alito, Justice System, Politics, Lawyers, Clarence Thomas
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Deep in the reeds on genes
WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney had it wrong. Corporations aren't people -- corporations own people. The Supreme Court on Monday took up the unusual question of whether corporations control our genetic material -- specifically, whether a Utah-based company...Tags: Sports, Companies and Corporations, Clarence Thomas, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Stephen Breyer
Jun 15, 2013
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May 29, 2013
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May 9, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Apr 17, 2013
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Apr 16, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
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