Lawsuit Challenges DNA Gathering Policy
A lawsuit is challenging a Louisiana law that that allows authorities to collect DNA from people accused of sexual or violent crimes before they have been convicted. In a civil lawsuit filed last month, noted DNA attorney Barry Scheck, along with several local attorneys, are seeking to determine whether people have a right to privacy for their DNA records. The suit also questions the parameters under which law enforcement can obtain such evidence from innocent people. The suit is related to the Lousiana investigation of a serial killer, in which over 1,200 cheek swabs were collected by investigators and stored in a government database.
DNA suit attorneys, judge talk The Advocate (Baton Rouge, Louisiana), August 25, 2003
