Erin Murphy

New York University School of Law

Professor of Law

40 Washington Square South

New York, NY 10012

United States

NYU School of Law

Professor of Law

40 Washington Square South

New York, NY 10012-1099

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

18

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Scholarly Papers (18)

1.

Legal and Ethical Issues in Forensic DNA Phenotyping

NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 13-46
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 02 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 24 Jul 2013
Erin Murphy
New York University School of Law
Downloads 1,617 (18,936)
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DNA, phenotyping, forensic, genetic

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The New Forensics: Criminal Justice, False Certainty, and the Second Generation of Scientific Evidence

California Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 19 Apr 2006
Erin Murphy
New York University School of Law
Downloads 1,102 (33,446)

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Criminal, DNA, Forensic Evidence, Forensic Science, Scientific Evidence

3.

Relative Doubt: Familial Searches of DNA Databases

Michigan Law Review, Vol. 109, p. 291, 2010
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 11 Nov 2009 Last Revised: 28 Feb 2014
Erin Murphy
New York University School of Law
Downloads 700 (62,501)
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familial search, kinship search, DNA, forensic science

4.

Manufacturing Crime: Process, Pretext, and Criminal Justice

Georgetown Law Journal, Vol. 97, p. 1435, 2009, UC Berkeley Public Law Research Paper No. 1279681
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 07 Oct 2008 Last Revised: 11 Mar 2010
Erin Murphy
New York University School of Law
Downloads 666 (66,603)
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process crimes, pretext, false statements, lying to federal officer, obstruction of justice, perjury, contempt, 1001, failure to appear, obstinacy

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The Art in the Science of DNA: A Layperson's Guide to the Subjectivity Inherent in Forensic DNA Typing

Emory Law Journal, Vol. 58, No. 489, 2008
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 03 Feb 2011
Erin Murphy
New York University School of Law
Downloads 572 (80,636)

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DNA, subjectivity, forensic typing, discretion, guide

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The Politics of Privacy in the Criminal Justice System: Information Disclosure, the Fourth Amendment, and Statutory Law Enforcement Exemptions

Michigan Law Review, Vol. 111, pp. 485, 2013, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 12-12
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 15 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 08 Mar 2013
Erin Murphy
New York University School of Law
Downloads 494 (96,620)
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privacy, Fourth Amendment, criminal procedure

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The Racial Composition of Forensic DNA Databases

California Law Review, Vol. 108, Forthcoming , NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 19-54
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 09 Nov 2019 Last Revised: 16 Jan 2020
Erin Murphy and Jun Tong
New York University School of Law and New York University School of Law
Downloads 471 (102,385)
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DNA, Database, Forensic DNA, DNA Databases, Forensic Evidence, Racial Justice, Race

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License, Registration, Cheek Swab: DNA Testing and the Divided Court

Harvard Law Review, Vol. 127, 2013, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 14-01
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 29 Sep 2013 Last Revised: 03 Apr 2015
Erin Murphy
New York University School of Law
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DNA, Criminal Justice, Criminal Procedure, Biotechnology, Fourth Amendment

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Paradigms of Restraint

Duke Law Journal, Vol. 57, p. 1321, 2008, UC Berkeley Public Law Research Paper No. 1017422
Number of pages: 91 Posted: 27 Sep 2007 Last Revised: 03 Apr 2015
Erin Murphy
New York University School of Law
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Incapacitation, technology, criminal justice, GPS, RFID, DNA, database, biometrics, Mendoza-Martinez

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DNA and the Fifth Amendment

NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 11-28
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 26 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 12 May 2011
Erin Murphy
New York University School of Law
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DNA, Fifth Amendment, Testimonial, Communicative, Self-Incrimination, Forensic

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Inferences, Arguments, and Second Generation Forensic Evidence

Hastings Law Journal, 2008, UC Berkeley Public Law Research Paper No. 1142522
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 09 Jun 2008
Erin Murphy
New York University School of Law
Downloads 257 (198,420)

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DNA, Forensic, Science, Evidence, Missing Witness, Criminal Law, burden shifting

12.

Databases, Doctrine, and Constitutional Criminal Procedure

Fordham Urban Law Journal, Vol. 37, No. 803, 2010
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 15 Mar 2012
Erin Murphy
New York University School of Law
Downloads 196 (256,518)

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databases, privacy, criminal procedure

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How to Address Standardless Discretion after Jones

Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 177
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 04 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 28 Oct 2015
Erin Murphy and Peter Swire
New York University School of Law and Georgia Institute of Technology - Scheller College of Business
Downloads 189 (265,114)
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Jones, GPS tracking, location tracking, surveillance, standardless discretion

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Forensic Bitemark Identification: Weak Foundations, Exaggerated Claims

Journal of Law and the Biosciences, Vol. 3, No. 3, 538-575, Temple University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2017-23
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 05 Sep 2017 Last Revised: 28 Apr 2020
Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Harvard University - Harvard Medical School, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Private Practice of Dentistry, State University of New York at Buffalo, State University of New York (SUNY), Johns Hopkins University - School of Hygiene and Public Health, University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society, University of Arizona, Northwestern University, School of Law & American Bar Foundation, Griffith University - School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law, UC Law, San Francisco, UC Law, San Francisco, Carnegie Mellon University - H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Duke University School of Law, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Stanford Law School, University of California, Davis - School of Law, The Forensic Institute, University of Virginia, Tufts University, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Harvard University - Harvard Medical School, University of Wisconsin-Madison, George Washington University - Law School, New York University School of Law, Office of the Medical Examiner, Tarrant County, TX, California State University, Los Angeles, Seton Hall Law School, University of California, Berkeley - School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, University of California, Irvine - Department of Statistics, University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society, San Jose State University, Northwestern University and University of New Mexico
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admissibility, bite mark, expert evidence, forensic science

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Back to the Future: The Curious Case of United States v. Jones

Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2012, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 13-10
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 28 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 12 Mar 2013
Erin Murphy
New York University School of Law
Downloads 165 (298,213)

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GPS, criminal procedure, technology, location tracking

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Science, Suspects, and Systems: Lessons from the Anthrax Investigation

Issues in Legal Scholarship, Vol. 8, No. 2. 2009, UC Berkeley Public Law Research Paper No. 1405491
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 17 May 2009
Erin Murphy and David Alan Sklansky
New York University School of Law and Stanford University
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criminal procedure, anthrax, DOJ, Department of Justice, FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, institutional learning, bioterrorism

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What ‘Strengthening Forensic Science’ Today Means for Tomorrow: DNA Exceptionalism and the 2009 NAS Report

Law, Probability & Risk, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 7-24, 2010
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 22 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 17 May 2014
Erin Murphy
New York University School of Law
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NAS Report, DNA, forensic science, evidence

18.

Grading Sex

Posted: 13 Feb 2017
Erin Murphy
New York University School of Law

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