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'It felt like one of those relatively few cases where the decision is in doubt during the argument.'
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Read More »Supreme Court says isolated human genes cannot be patented
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously threw out attempts to patent human genes, siding with advocates who say the multibillion-dollar biotechnology industry should not have exclusive control over genetic information found inside the human body. But the high ...
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Read More »Editorial: Supreme Court decision erodes constitutional rights
In the latest round of the ever-evolving tug-of-war between safety and freedom, safety has triumphed.
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Read More »Supreme Court reinstates Md. DNA law
A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld the constitutionality of a Maryland law that permits police to collect DNA samples from people arrested on charges of committing or attempting to commit a violent crime.
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Read More »After much thought, Zirkin decides he’ll run again
Sen. Robert A. “Bobby” Zirkin, a Baltimore County Democrat who cast a critical vote as the General Assembly decided to repeal the death penalty, said Monday he will seek re-election.
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Read More »Court struggles with question of human gene patentability
Drawing a legal line to determine when human genetic material ceases to be a creation of nature and instead becomes a patentable product is not easy — even for the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Read More »Law blog roundup
Two Maryland Court of Appeals judges watched as the U.S. Supreme Court considered their DNA-case opinions.
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Read More »Senate votes to keep DNA collection on arrests
ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Senate has voted to extend a state law that allows police to take DNA samples from arrestees for certain violent crimes. The Senate voted 39-7 to pass the bill on Thursday, sending it to Gov. Martin ...
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Read More »House votes to extend DNA sampling for arrestees
ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland House of Delegates has voted to maintain a much-debated state law that allows police to take DNA samples from arrestees without a warrant. In 2009, the state began requiring people arrested for certain violent crimes to ...
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Read More »Justices debate Maryland DNA collection law
The Supreme Court’s justices appeared divided Tuesday over the constitutionality of a Maryland law that permits police to collect DNA samples from people arrested on charges of having committed or having attempted to commit a violent crime.
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