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DNA testing
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Death Penalty
Hank Skinner DNA Fight in Texas: Execution or Innocence Hearing? Following The Web Coverage
By Terry Lenamon / Reba Kennedy
On Texas Death Row, Henry Watkins "Hank" Skinner is fighting to have DNA testing done of evidence that he argues will support his claims of innocence in the beating death of…
The Right Coast
DNA tests provide the poop on bad dog owners – CNN.com
A New Hampshire apartment complex is mandating that residents submit pet DNA samples. Why? To check if any of them are abandoning their dogs' waste on the property.via www.cnn.com
Death Penalty
Hank Skinner Victory: US Supreme Court Rules Civil Rights Law Can Be Used in Death Row DNA Testing
By Terry Lenamon / Reba Kennedy
Move over, habeas corpus. The United States Supreme Court has ruled (read the full opinion here) that Texas Death Row inmate Hank Skinner can indeed pursue a civil lawsuit brought…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Today’s SCOTUS Decision in Skinner v. Switzer: Use of Section 1983 to Compel DNA Testing of Crime-Scene Evidence
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Today the Supreme Court issued its decision in Skinner v. Switzer, holding by a 6-3 vote that a § 1983 suit is a proper vehicle for compelling DNA testing of…
Family Law Prof Blog
Fame and Filiation
By Family Law
CNN reports the story of a man claiming to be the father of recent Miami signee Lebron James:A Washington lawyer has filed a lawsuit in federal court, claiming he is…
Family Law Prof Blog
Young Couple with Toddler Learn They Are Brother and Sister
By Family Law
Surprising story of a young couple suing a judge and psychologist after learning they are half-siblings:A young Irish couple with a toddler have been left devastated after reportedly finding out…
Death Penalty
Hank Skinner’s Civil Rights Case for DNA Testing Will Be Heard By U.S. Supreme Court – How Important is This?
By Terry Lenamon / Reba Kennedy
Hank Skinner won a victory on Monday, when the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will hear his arguments for additional DNA testing of evidence that was not tested at trial. How big…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Death penalty doings at SCOTUS
Main March 25, 2010Death penalty doings at SCOTUSThrough fewer cert grants in capital cases, the Supreme Court in the last few Terms has stopped being the center of all discussion…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
DNA Testing Limits the Anonymity of Sperm Donors
Double X (Slate Magazine): Are Sperm Donors Really Anonymous Anymore?, by Rachel Lehmann-Haupt:DNA testing makes them easy to trace. When Donor 3066 signed up with the California Cryobank, he offered…
Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog
DNA testing in probate and trust litigation: 2d DCA explains how to do it right
Sometimes courts will ignore DNA test results as a matter of law [click here, here]. And then there are those cases where who wins or loses can turn on a…