Double Helix Law

This blog examines developments in the law of evidence and forensic genetics. In addition to pursuing the evidentiary issues addressed in the book, The Double Helix and the Law of Evidence, it comments on threats -- perceived and real -- to privacy and civil liberties posed by developments such as law-enforcement DNA databases. The latter set of issues are the subject of a forthcoming book, DNA Identification and the Threat to Civil Liberties.

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The Constitutionality of DNA Collection Before Conviction: An Updated Scorecard
Fifteen years ago, Louisiana adopted a law mandating that "[a] person who is arrested for a felony sex offense or…
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Are Two Heads Better than One? Mathematics and the Amanda Knox Case
In yesterday's New York Times, "Leila Schneps, a mathematician and mystery writer, and her daughter Coralie Colmez" wrote an op-ed…
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Disgusting DNA: Striking Transit Workers
In England, the national DNA database has been employed to curb spitting on transit workers. As part of Operation Gobstopper,…
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