The Fourth Amendment protects U.S. citizens from unreasonable search and seizure. This means that the government does not have the right to search an individual or his or her property without consent or a warrant. There are certain exceptions to this rule, but in general the government may not intrude into the lives of citizens …
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DNA evidence cuts both ways. It can exonerate an innocent person. But it can also link someone to a crime. Because of the latter possibility, law enforcement authorities in New York and across the country are eagerly building DNA databases. They seek to add as many DNA profiles as they can, in the hopes of …