In April 2018, a remarkable event occurred that forever impacted criminal investigations. The Golden State Killer was finally arrested. And, more interestingly, was the method law enforcement used to ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) is raising concerns over the Trump administration expanding a program that allows immigration enforcement agents to collect DNA from detained ...

Stevie Glaberson, director of research and advocacy at the Georgetown Law Center on Privacy & Technology, said DHS is expanding its database "despite collecting DNA ...

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird says bill proposed Wednesday could help solve cold cases, but legal justice advocates have ...

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is asking lawmakers to pass "Katie's Law" to require DNA be collected after certain arrests ...

Feb. 7, 2013 -- The Supreme Court will revisit the crossroad of privacy and evolving science later this month when it considers whether officials can take the DNA -- without a warrant -- of someone ...

The government plans to begin collecting DNA samples from anyone arrested by a federal law enforcement agency, a move intended to prevent violent crime but which also is raising concerns about privacy ...

For years, the federal government has been amassing DNA profiles of noncitizens. But recently released Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data reveal that officials knowingly collected the DNA of ...

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announces her legislative priorities to protect crime victims Tuesday ahead of the Iowa legislative session. (Maya Marchel Hoff/Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau) Buy ...

Don’t expect the police to start collecting DNA at arrest any time soon in Washington, despite a Supreme Court ruling allowing the practice. Twenty-eight states currently take a DNA swab at arrest, ...