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US Supreme Court Rules No Warrant Needed to Collect DNA if Arrested
The Law Office of James Novak Team

June 9, 2013

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Impact of Maryland v. King Ruling on Arizona: What it gives and what it takes. Privacy rights were outweighed by law enforcement interests in the United States Supreme Court’s June 3rd ruling in Maryland v. King. In this case, the Court was divided 5-4 over the question of DNA sample collection. All states and the…

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