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flag Alabama's Supreme Court rules police can demand ID during stops if verbal answers are unsatisfactory, in a case involving a Black pastor.

flag The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that police can require individuals to show identification during a lawful stop if officers find their verbal responses incomplete or unsatisfactory, in a case involving Black pastor Michael Jennings, who was arrested in May 2022 while watering a neighbor’s flowers after a 911 call. flag Jennings identified himself and explained his presence, but officers asked to see ID, which he refused. flag He was charged with obstructing a government operation, a charge later dismissed. flag The court clarified Alabama’s “stop-and-identify” law, allowing officers to demand physical ID when verbal answers are deemed insufficient. flag Critics, including the ACLU and Cato Institute, warn the decision expands government power and raises concerns about civil liberties and racial profiling. flag The ruling applies only during valid stops and does not require individuals to carry ID at all times.

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