23, ME, AND THE POLICE: THE FOURTH AMENDMENT IMPLICATIONS OF FAMILIAL DNA SEARCHING.

The article examines the necessity for a U.S. federal legislation that regulates the use of familial deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) searching in criminal investigations in light of the Golden State Killer case investigation in California. Topics discussed include the controversy over the use of a DNA data bank in the identification of suspect Joseph DeAngelo, developments in the use of DNA analysis in police investigation, and the Fourth Amendment jurisprudence on search and seizure.