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SCOTUS: Police Can Swab for DNA Upon Arrest by PBS NewsHour

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SCOTUS: Police Can Swab for DNA Upon Arrest

by PBS NewsHour

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Length 5 minutes

Language English

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Summary

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.

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