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As recent events have shown, the rapid pace of technology development has created complicated legal questions that are being litigated before the courts today. Select one of the following topics to analyze, and prepare a three to five page paper addressing the following issues.
DNA from Arrestees
One of the most controversial of technological advances is the relationship between DNA, probable cause, and issues of privacy and the Fourth Amendment. You are provided with two research documents below that analyze the case of Maryland v. King, 569 U.S. 435 (2013), in which the U.S. Supreme Court held that it is constitutional to extract DNA from arrestees. The author of the first article provides an overview of the legal issues associated with compulsory DNA collection from arrestees and argues that the U.S. Supreme Court correctly decided the Maryland v. King case.
The author of the second article raises several concerns about the Maryland v. King opinion and the future of privacy and the Fourth Amendment. Read both documents, and then write an argumentative essay explaining your position on the issue of DNA extraction from arrestees.
Complete the following for this assignment:
Read the following 2 research documents:
Deitrich, L. (2015). Say Aah! Maryland v. King Defines Reasonable Standard for DNA Searches. 49 Val. U.L. Rev. 1095.
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Noronha, S. (2014). Maryland v. King: Sacrificing the Fourth Amendment to Build up the DNA Database. 73 Md. L. Rev. 667 (2014)
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Summarize the key legal and privacy concerns discussed by Deitrich.
Summarize the key legal and privacy concerns discussed by Noronha.
Write an argumentative essay supporting your position relating to those issues raised by Deitrich and Noronha. Indicate the following:
Whether you agree with both authors or one author over the other, and why;
Whether you disagree with one or both authors, and why;
Discuss your own ideas on DNA extraction from arrestees;
Explain your position in detail.
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