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DNA testing
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Minnesota Family Law Blog
The New Science of Paternity Testing
By Jason Brown
Utter the phrase 'paternity testing' and you might picture a chaotic scene straight from Maury. In the real world, however, paternity testing looks little like the drama-heavy version portrayed on…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
The Curious Case of the Coroner, the Telltale Sewer, and DNA Testing of Fetal Remains
Rewire (May 16, 2018): The Curious Case of the Coroner, the Telltale Sewer, and DNA Testing of Fetal Remains, Farah Diaz-Tello:Last week after fetal remains were discovered in the city…
Appellate Advocacy Blog
Thinking Thursday: When metaphors harm
In a recently released Maryland Law Review article entitled Do Muddy Waters Shift Burdens?, Professors Carrie Sperling and Kimberly Holst walk readers through the history of what was supposed to…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Woman Is Not Salvador Dali’s Daughter, DNA Test Proves
Pilar Abel, the now-infamous Spanish tarot-card reader, is now officially not the heir to Salvador Dali’s estate. It seems her gift to see others’ futures was not introspective. The Gala-Salvador…
Family Law Prof Blog
By Family Law
From the Washington Post:We are only just beginning to grapple with what it means to cheaply and easily uncover our genetic heritage.Over the past five years, as the price of…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Salvador Dali’s Mustache Still Intact, Exhumation Reveals
Last month, a Madrid judge granted permission for DNA testing on Salvador Dali’s corpse. The exhumation was recently undertaken to determine if Pilar Abel, claiming her mother had an affair…
PrawfsBlawg
As Arkansas Doubles Down on Death, a Look at the First Four
Main Monday, April 24, 2017As Arkansas Doubles Down on Death, a Look at the First FourAssuming all goes according to plan, Arkansas will conduct 2 executions tonight—the nation’s first double-execution…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
DNA Test Saves Dog from Death Penalty
Jeb, a service dog for an elderly man, was placed in animal control after a judge ruled that he would be put to death for killing a neighbor’s dog. The…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Congress finally gets one bipartisan piece of federal criminal justice reform to Prez Obama’s desk … thanks to Trump’s victory?
Main December 4, 2016Congress finally gets one bipartisan piece of federal criminal justice reform to Prez Obama's desk ... thanks to Trump's victory?Thanks to this posting by Ted Gest at…
Family Law Prof Blog
DNA Revealing Families
By Family Law
From the Washington Post:Last year, Bob Nore, a Vietnam War veteran in Huntsville, Ala., was working on a family tree and wanted to trace his ancestors’ history and origins. So…