If you get arrested for a felony crime here in California, the police can take a sample of your DNA. If you’re found to be innocent, though - and you aren’t convicted of the crime - the police will still hang onto your DNA profile. Privacy advocates hate this practice, and the ACLU challenged it in court. Yesterday, a federal court upheld it, and said California authorities can continue taking and storing suspects’ DNA.
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- Josh Gerstein - senior legal affairs reporter, Politico - @joshgerstein