In the Supreme Court of the United States, State of Maryland, petitioner, v. Alonzo J. King, Jr. respondent [electronic resource] : on writ of certiorari to the Maryland Court of Appeals : brief of the National Governors Association, the National Conference of State Legislatures, the Council of State Governments, the National Association of Counties, the International City/County Management Association, the United States Conference of Mayors, the International Municipal Lawyers Association, and the National Sheriffs' Association as amici curiae in support of petitioner / Lisa E. Soronen [and 5 others]

The issue presented is whether the United States Supreme Court should grant certiorari to determine whether a state law (here, Maryland's) authorizing the collection of DNA samples from those arrested for (and not necessarily charged with or convicted of) for certain offenses ("DNA arrest...

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