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Prop. 8 in Federal Court

Does Proposition 8 violate the U.S. Constitution? We're at the trial with ongoing coverage on the radio and on our blog.

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Tue, Oct 13, 2009 -- 9:00 AM

ACLU Challenges DNA Testing
California law requires authorities to take a DNA sample from every person arrested on suspicion of a felony, whether convicted or not. This voter-approved law was challenged in federal court last week as an unconstitutional privacy breach.

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Host: Michael Krasny

Guests:

  • Kara P. Dansky, executive director of the Stanford Criminal Justice Center and lecturer in law
  • Michael Rushford, president of the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation.
  • Michael T. Risher, attorney for the ACLU

 

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