SCOTUS: Police Can Swab for DNA Upon Arrest

SCOTUS: Police Can Swab for DNA Upon Arrest

PBS NewsHour

InläsarePBS NewsHour
Längd5 min
Språken
FörlagNewsHour Productions
ISBN9781987107302

In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court ruled that police officers can take DNA samples without a warrant from people they arrest for serious crimes without violating the Fourth Amendment. Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal joins Gwen Ifill to help clarify the details of the ruling and how the justices were split on the decision.