Supreme Court to Hear ID Case
The Supreme Court announced that it will decide a case challenging police's right to require identification from people who have not been arrested. The case, Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District of Nevada, arose when Larry D. Hiibel was convicted and fined for refusing 11 requests for ID when a Nevada sheriff's deputy detained him. His refusal was a violation of a Nevada law that requires a citizen to identify himself after police stop him based on "reasonable suspicion" that a crime is underway. Hiibel appealed to the Supreme Court, arguing that the Nevada law is a violation of his privacy rights and conflicts with several other federal and appeals court rulings, including Terry v. Ohio (1968).
High Court to Decide Right to Refuse ID
The Washington Post, October 21, 2003
