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DNA Profiling of Conditionally Released Federal Offenders Upheld
DNA Profiling Of Conditionally Released Federal Offenders Upheld
by John E. Dannenberg
A sharply divided en banc Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held that the United States does not violate the Fourth Amendment when it requires "DNA profiling", a practice compelling the submission of DNA samples from certain conditionally …
by John E. Dannenberg
A sharply divided en banc Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held that the United States does not violate the Fourth Amendment when it requires "DNA profiling", a practice compelling the submission of DNA samples from certain conditionally …
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