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Law enforcement can take DNA samples from criminal defendants, along with photographing and fingerprinting them, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision announced Monday.

Conservative Justice Antonin Scalia joined with liberals Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan in a dissenting opinion — the audiobook version of which will feature the theme from “The Odd Couple.”

Mommy dearest: Onetime starlet Pia Zadora was arrested over the weekend after getting into a tiff over her attempt to impose a bedtime on her teenage son.

The kid told Las Vegas police that hitting the sack wasn’t a problem, but he drew the line at his mom demanding he view her movies, which earned her a lifetime achievement Razzie as Worst Actress of the 1980s.

Reading material: Potty chairs to teach toddlers the finer points of No. 1 and No. 2 have gotten pretty fancy these days. One model even includes a holder for an iPad.

And if the iPad turns up missing when junior needs it for a bathroom break, you’ll probably find it next to the throne that Dad uses.

— Mark Carlson, Herald staff

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