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U.S. v. Mitchell, No. 2:09cr105 (W.D.Pa.) (681 F.Supp.2d 597) (November 6, 2009) (Judge David Stewart Cercone) by In this noteworthy and well-reasoned opinion, District Judge David Cercone ruled that a key provision of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000, which is codified at 42 U.S.C. § 14135a, et …

U.S. v. Reynard, No. 02-50476 (9th Cir.) (473 F.3d 1008) (January 12, 2007) (Judge Harry Pregerson) by This decision is noted for Judge Pregerson's dissent in which he found that the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. §§ 14135-14135e and 10 U.S.C. § 1565) was unconstitutional under …

U.S. v. Stewart, No. Crim. No. 05-10062- WGY (D.Mass.) (468 F.Supp.2d 261) (January 8, 2007) (Judge William G. Young) by U.S. v. Stewart, 468 F.Supp.2d 261 (D.Mass. Jan. 8, 2007) (Judge Young) U.S. v. Reynard, 473 F.3d 1008 (9th Cir. Jan. 12, 2007) (Judge Pregerson) The DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination …