Re: RFRA bars drawing blood for DNA database

I would think more important than the tattoos would be evidence of i.v. drug use, especially if the history is not ancient. Marci In a message dated 12/19/2007 2:12:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Quite so. Drawing blood wouldn't necessarily be strictly volunt

Re: RFRA bars drawing blood for DNA database

Quite so. Drawing blood wouldn't necessarily be strictly voluntary for that, though. I thought perhaps he'd tattooed the URL for the American Atheist Society or suchlike. Or maybe a heart with "Christopher Hitchens" in it. On Dec 19, 2007 2:04 PM, Steven Jamar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > tats

Re: RFRA bars drawing blood for DNA database

tats require needles sticking the skin and, I'm told, sometimes draw blood. On Dec 19, 2007, at 1:58 PM, Vance R. Koven wrote: I'm fascinated by the following statement in the court's opinion: We have reservations as to whether his beliefs are sincerely held, and the district court didn't ma

Re: RFRA bars drawing blood for DNA database

I'm fascinated by the following statement in the court's opinion: We have reservations as to whether his beliefs are sincerely held, and the district court didn't make any findings on this issue. The government argues that Zimmerman's beliefs aren't sincere because of his previous drug use and tat

RFRA bars drawing blood for DNA database

Here's a new twist on the subject: Ninth Circuit reinstates federal criminal defendant's challenge under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to having to provide a blood sample for the federal DNA database: You can access today's per curiam decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth