Collecting DNA From Arrestees Is Unconstitutional, California Court Says.
I’m particularly interested in the fact that federal courts have indicated that this is probably constitutional, but state courts are certainly allowed to extend constitutional protections.
I guess I just find that interesting because it’d be hard to make the argument that this kind of DNA collection is a violation of civil liberties. California just happens to not like it. It’s a different version of this conversation than they one that we usually have.
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