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On DNA, Scalia Was Right

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jun 14, 2013 The words "Antonin Scalia was right" do not flow easily for me. But the court's most uncompromising conservative was correct when he issued a dire-sounding warning from the bench: "Make no mistake about it: Because of today's decision, your DNA can be taken and entered into a national database if you are ever arrested, rightly or wrongly, and for whatever reason." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Supreme Court: Police Can Take Your DNA Upon Arrest

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 4, 2013 In what's been hailed as a "resounding victory for law enforcement," a sharply divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that police can collect DNA samples from people arrested in connection with serious crimes. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Say ‘Hi-Ho!’ as They Strip-Search You

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2012 Reflecting on his arrest with Kurt Vonnegut while protesting apartheid outside the South African consulate in the early 1980s, David Lindorff, founder of the news blog This Can’t Be Happening, says he and the author might be treated differently if they were arrested today. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Cellphone Tracking Has a Friend Down at Headquarters

Staff / Truthdig Apr 1, 2012 You already knew it was happening, but The New York Times points to internal documents to confirm that police departments across the country are using cellphone-tracking technology aggressively in all kinds of investigations, often without a court order or judicial oversight. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pastor Says Border Patrol Worked Him Over

Staff / Truthdig Apr 17, 2009 Pastor Steven Anderson of Tempe, Ariz., says he was Tasered, assaulted and denied medical treatment after he refused to submit to a search by Border Patrol officers at an immigration checkpoint east of San Diego. The ACLU has called the area a "Constitution-free zone" where such abuse has become commonplace. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )