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Alabama's Supreme Court rules police can demand ID during stops if verbal answers are unsatisfactory, in a case involving a Black pastor.
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.
Jennings identified himself and explained his presence, but officers asked to see ID, which he refused.
He was charged with obstructing a government operation, a charge later dismissed.
The court clarified Alabama’s “stop-and-identify” law, allowing officers to demand physical ID when verbal answers are deemed insufficient.
Critics, including the ACLU and Cato Institute, warn the decision expands government power and raises concerns about civil liberties and racial profiling.
The ruling applies only during valid stops and does not require individuals to carry ID at all times.
La Corte Suprema de Alabama dictamina que la policía puede exigir identificación durante las paradas si las respuestas verbales son insatisfactorias, en un caso que involucra a un pastor negro.