Maryland v. King

In Maryland v. King, EFF urged the Supreme Court to block blanket DNA collection from anyone arrested for a crime, arguing that law enforcement must get a warrant before forcing people to give samples of their genetic material.

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Deeplinks Blog by Jennifer Lynch, Saira Hussain, Andrew Crocker | November 10, 2022

EFF Files Amicus Brief Challenging Orange County, CA’s Controversial DNA Collection Program
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Should the government be allowed to collect your DNA—and retain it indefinitely—if you’re arrested for a low-level offense like shoplifting a tube of lipstick, driving without a valid license, or walking your dog off leash? We don’t think so. As we argue in an amicus brief filed in...
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Deeplinks Blog by Jennifer Lynch | February 16, 2022

Not Just San Francisco: Police Across the Country are Retaining and Searching DNA of Victims and Innocent People
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This week we learned that San Francisco Police used a woman’s own DNA—collected years earlier as part of an investigation into her sexual assault—to charge her for an unrelated property crime. What’s worse—it appears the S.F. police routinely search victims’ DNA in criminal investigations.
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Deeplinks Blog by Saira Hussain | March 19, 2020

DOJ Moves Forward with Dangerous Plan to Collect DNA from Immigrant Detainees
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The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recently-issued final rule requiring the collection of DNA from hundreds of thousands of individuals in immigration detention is a dangerous and unprecedented expansion of biometric screening based not on alleged conduct, but instead on immigration status. This type of forcible DNA collection erodes civil...
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Deeplinks Blog by Saira Hussain | March 19, 2020

DOJ Moves Forward with Dangerous Plan to Collect DNA from Immigrant Detainees
- English
- Español
The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recently-issued final rule requiring the collection of DNA from hundreds of thousands of individuals in immigration detention is a dangerous and unprecedented expansion of biometric screening based not on alleged conduct, but instead on immigration status. This type of forcible DNA collection erodes civil...
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Deeplinks Blog by Jennifer Lynch | March 11, 2020

Police May Not Need a Warrant to Rummage Through Your Trash, But Warrantless Collection of DNA Is Unconstitutional
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This week, we filed an amicus brief in a South Dakota case arguing that the Fourth Amendment prohibits the police from surreptitiously collecting our DNA without a warrant. This case is one of the first to challenge the collection of DNA from a free person after results of...
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November 10, 2022

Thompson v. Spitzer—California Court of Appeal—EFF Amicus Brief
October 13, 2020

EFF Comments on DHS Proposed Rule on Collection and Use of Biometrics - October 2020
March 10, 2020

State v. Bentaas - Defendant's Brief in Support of Motion to Suppress
March 10, 2020

State v. Bentaas - Defendant's Exhibit 1 in Support of Motion to Suppress
March 10, 2020

State v. Bentaas - Defendant's Exhibit 2 in Support of Motion to Suppress
March 10, 2020

State v. Bentaas - Defendant's Exhibit 3 in Support of Motion to Suppress
March 10, 2020

State v. Bentaas - Defendant's Exhibit 4 in Support of Motion to Suppress
March 10, 2020

State v. Bentaas - Defendant's Exhibit 5 in Support of Motion to Suppress
March 10, 2020

State v. Bentaas - EFF / ACLU Amicus Brief in Support of Motion to Suppress
March 10, 2020

State v. Bentaas - State Brief in Opposition to Motion to Suppress
November 12, 2019

EFF Comments on DOJ Proposed Rule to Collect DNA from Immigrant Detainees - November 2019
November 13, 2015

EFF Buza Amicus Brief
October 30, 2015

DNA Collection - People v. Buza - 2014 California Court of Appeal Opinion
June 3, 2013

Maryland v. King Supreme Court Opinion
February 1, 2013

Maryland v. King Amicus brief

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Maryland v. King

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EFF Files Amicus Brief Challenging Orange County, CA’s Controversial DNA Collection Program

Not Just San Francisco: Police Across the Country are Retaining and Searching DNA of Victims and Innocent People

DOJ Moves Forward with Dangerous Plan to Collect DNA from Immigrant Detainees

DOJ Moves Forward with Dangerous Plan to Collect DNA from Immigrant Detainees

Police May Not Need a Warrant to Rummage Through Your Trash, But Warrantless Collection of DNA Is Unconstitutional

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