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New Hampshire lawmakers consider three gun control bills which may have traction in a democratically-controlled legislature. Fingerprint recognition and…
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DNA evidence broke ground by taking the uncertainty out of criminal convictions. But what was once a slam dunk to judge, jury and the public is…
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Kirk Bloodsworth: The First Man To Be Exonerated By DNA EvidenceWhen Kirk Bloodsworth was convicted and sentenced to death for raping and killing a nine year-old girl, the audience in Baltimore County’s circuit court…
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Early in June, the Supreme Court cleared the way for police to take DNA samples for people they arrest, without a warrant. The decision has stirred…
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D.N.A.'s Dark SideIn February, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Maryland v. King -- concerning the warrantless collection of DNA from people arrested for, but not…
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As of last month, over forty-thousand patents on DNA molecules have been submitted by private research companies –essentially claiming the entire human…
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My Life is Your LifeGreta Garbo is best known throughout her storied career for her plea from the 1932 film Grand Hotel. She later left the spotlight and chose to live the…
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The expansion of forensic databases by US federal agencies. DNA collection of convicted felons is a well- publicized procedure. Recently released…
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New York has approved a bill that will make it the first state to require a DNA sample from almost anyone convicted of a crime. Backers say the resulting DNA database could be used to prove innocence as well as guilt, but civil liberties groups are wary.