Solicitor General Won’t Disavow Bush Position in Controversial DNA Case

The solicitor general’s office has turned down a request by the Innocence Project to disavow a Bush administration stance on prisoners’ access to DNA evidence in post-conviction proceedings. As a result, on March 2, Neal Katyal will debut as deputy SG by arguing before the Supreme Court in support of the state of Alaska’s view that prisoners have no constitutional right to obtain DNA evidence to help them prove their innocence — even if the prisoners pay for the DNA testing themselves. Full Story…