This dimension groups landmark criminal cases by the era in which they were decided. Wikipedia notes that a leading case is "one that settles the law upon some important point," a point that is always settled at one particular time in legal history. Browsing by case era lets a visitor compare landmark cases decided in the same period.
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1. DNA Profiling (Wikipedia)
DNA profiling, Background sectionQuote, DNA profiling, Background section
British geneticist Sir Alec Jeffreys independently developed a process for DNA profiling in 1984 while working in the Department of Genetics at the University of Leicester.
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