The article argues that recent executive overreach and politicization have severely undermined established norms of U.S. civil-military relations. To restore professional standards, the incoming Congress must actively exercise its oversight powers, moving beyond mere criticism to demanding transparency in defense policy and personnel decisions. Key reforms include enforcing meritocratic promotion processes, requiring documented justification for senior officer removals, and preventing the partisan use of the military. These actions are crucial for bolstering public trust and ensuring the military remains a nonpartisan instrument of civilian control.
Leslie v. City of New York Brief: NYC's "Suspect Index" of Secretly Harvested DNA Is Unconstitutional
English Summary
The article argues that New York City’s 'Suspect Index,' which secretly harvests and indexes DNA profiles from arrestees and citizens without consent or warrants, is unconstitutional. Key evidence highlights the NYPD's routine, surreptitious collection of samples—even from individuals never charged with a crime—and notes the index contains tens of thousands of profiles lacking legal authorization. Policy implications suggest that because DNA reveals highly sensitive personal information (ancestry, health risks), its collection and indexing constitute a Fourth Amendment search requiring judicial warrants to protect genetic privacy rights.
中文摘要
本文主張，紐約市的「嫌疑人索引」（Suspect Index）系統存在違憲之虞，因為該系統在未經同意或搜查令的情況下，秘密地採集並編目了逮捕者和市民的DNA資料。關鍵證據指出，紐約警察局（NYPD）例行且隱蔽地收集樣本——甚至包括那些從未被指控犯罪的個人——並且該索引中包含數萬個缺乏法律授權的基因檔案。政策意涵顯示，由於DNA揭示了極為敏感的個人資訊（如血統、健康風險），其採集和編目行為構成了一種第四修正案所規定的搜查，必須獲得司法搜查令才能保護公民的基因隱私權。
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