New cases are still being prosecuted based on the outdated science.
The government filed the legal briefs last week in two criminal cases, one in Colorado and another in Oregon, in which the defendants are being prosecuted based on evidence acquired under the Fisa Amendments Act.
In 2003, the state Court of Criminal Appeals denied Mr. Skinner's request, arguing that he did not meet the standards for testing, citing, among other issues, the requirement that he demonstrate that he would not have been prosecuted based on the new DNA results.
He was extradited to the UK, where he was prosecuted based on evidence from the Metropolitan Police.
"The legal costs of being investigated and prosecuted based on claims with little or no merit could be substantial," said Glenn Hamer, the president of the state Chamber of Commerce, one of the groups suing to block the law.
Homosexuality was illegal in Uganda under existing colonial laws, he explained, "But nobody was ever arrested or prosecuted based on those old laws.
Justice Wilk said it was unlikely that Mr. Allen could be prosecuted for sexual abuse based on the evidence.
Appended to the hate crimes amendment was a statement ensuring that a religious leader or any other person cannot be prosecuted on the bases if his or her speech, beliefs, or association.
· Amendment Attorney general to issue written guidelines, making clear that no one will be prosecuted simply for espousing beliefs based on religious texts.
