SCOTUS

Police Can Swab for DNA Upon Arrest

Author: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

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00:05.43

Published: 3rd June 2013

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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.