Tag Archives: SCOTUS

Breaking: SCOTUS releases Myriad decision (gene patent case)

Full text of decision here (pdf), more thoughts from me later… Background on Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. (SCOTUSblog) From the opinion (Justice Thomas writing for the unanimous decision, with Justice Scalia concurring, in part, and writing … Continue reading

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Maryland v. King: Another step towards a DNA age

I am not a legal expert. What follows is in no way intended to be a legal exegesis of the arguments at stake in the recently decided Maryland v King supreme court case. However, I do know something about genomics … Continue reading

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Breaking: Supreme court rules against DNA privacy

With June here, the Supreme Court is beginning to release their opinions on this term’s cases. One of the first announced this morning is the case of Maryland v. King (I wrote about the case earlier). At stake is whether … Continue reading

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