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21 Hastings Women's L.J. [i] (2010)

handle is hein.journals/haswo21 and id is 1 raw text is: Table of Contents Foreword By Sarah Grenfell and Jessi Leigh Swenson .......................................... 1 Probable Cause from Probable Bonds: A Genetic Tattle Tale Based on Familial DNA Article by Jessica D . Gabel .............................................................. 3 DNA represents the gold standard of evidence that solves crimes and obtains convictions. Law enforcement agencies increasingly turn to national and local DNA databanks to generate possible suspects. These searches may hit upon databank samples that only partially match the DNA left at a crime scene. The value in a partial match is that it might identify a relative of the perpetrator. Some states have embraced this technique - called familial DNA testing - as a harmless additive to traditional or routine investigatory methods, but at least one state has explicitly banned its use. This Article examines the scientific, legal, and bioethical implications of familial DNA testing. It examines the scientific significance of obtaining a partial match, and questions whether the archetype for determining the existence of a family relationship lacks definition. It considers the legal problems posed by identifying and relying upon innocent people to investigate their family members, including infringements on privacy rights and violations of constitutional requirements. Finally, this Article addresses the ethical implications of familial DNA investigations, the tension between resolving crimes and protecting bioinformation, and suggestions to balance the progress of science with the privacy of the person. Disrupting Sexual Categories of Intimate Preference Article by Luke A. Boso .................................................................. 59 The Article first explores what discrimination in the intimate realm may mean, and it discusses the ineffective application of traditional legal antidiscrimination measures in favor of Professor Vicki Shultz's disruption model. The disruption model looks at institutional practices rather than individual intent, explaining that discrimination occurs when institutions create differential categories and apply hierarchical meanings to those categories. The Article then critically examines sexual orientation as an incoherent and oppressive social construct in need of disruption.

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