The Disturbing Trends Series- Part 6: Taking Your DNA

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  June 15th at 11:06 PM  | 

In what can be a landmark ruling from the Supreme Court regarding the Fourth Amendment, a case out of Maryland regarding the collection of DNA samples is likely to land on the docket for consideration soon. First, some background. Every state and the federal government requires that those convicted of felonies or sex crimes submit a DNA sample to the government for placement in a | Read More »

The Disturbing Trends Series- Part 1: Tasers and the Police

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  May 29th at 10:57 AM  | 

Periodically, I intend to bring to light some disturbing cases from around the United States that may see the light of day before the Supreme Court. For example, in the past I wrote extensively on a recent Supreme Court case involving prison strip searches. Some of the comments to that article were interesting, to say the least. For example, there was the “I wouldn’t do | Read More »