Over the past three decades, the collection of DNA from convicted criminals has become standard in the U.S. justice system, ...

Missouri lawmakers advanced SB 1458 to expand DNA collection on more felony arrests. Supporters cite solved cases; critics ...

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March 29, 2026 - On Thursday, U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, pressed the Trump Administration for answers ...

Currently, DNA is only collected upon arrest for certain violent felonies, but Senate Bill 1458 would expand that and allow ...

People who have been apprehended by federal agents at immigration protests and on their way to way work say they had samples ...

Georgia's proposed legislation would allow DNA collection from immigrants charged with minor offenses if federal detainers ...

DNA can be the key factor in capturing violent criminals and closing cold cases, but Kentucky is one of the minority states that does not collect a DNA sample when booking a felony offender. House ...

Maryland’s law that allows police to take DNA samples from suspects is not a violation of 4th Amendment rights regarding unreasonable searches and seizures, according to the U.S. Supreme Court. A ...

(The Center Square) - Since the advent of DNA testing, law enforcement agencies have been able to prosecute crimes - and exonerate the wrongly convicted - with greater certainty than ever before.