Daily Archives: June 11, 2019

NYTimes: Opinion: Want to See My Genes? Get a Warrant

NYTimes: Opinion: Want to See My Genes? Get a Warrant by Elizabeth Joh: Should the police be able to investigate your genetic family tree for any crime, no matter how minor?

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Wired: A Murder Trial Will Allow DNA Evidence from a Genealogy Site

Wired: A Murder Trial Will Allow DNA Evidence from a Genealogy Site by Megan Molten:

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CA6: No QI immunity in an alleged unreasonable opposite sex strip search at jail with alleged unreasonable touching

Plaintiff overcame qualified immunity in her suit against five male jailers who stripped searched her and allegedly touched her genitalia and breasts when she was nude in wrestling her on the floor at book-in. Because of a spit mask they … Continue reading

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CA6: State sanctioned blood draws of newborns and keeping the samples stated 4A claim

Plaintiffs stated a Fourth Amendment claim that the state took blood samples from children to check for diseases and then retained them in the Michigan Neonatal Biorepository. Remanded for further consideration. Kanuszewski v. Michigan Dept. of Health and Human Services, … Continue reading

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