Sunday, April 19, 2026

Alabama Supreme Court to Cops: OK to Demand "Papers Please"

Ruling in the case of a Black pastor who was arrested while watering his neighbor's flowers, the Alabama Supreme Court said police can demand to see identification during a stop if they are dissatisfied with a person's verbal answers.

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... Justices issued the 6-3 decision last week after a federal judge presiding over a lawsuit about Michael Jennings' 2022 arrest asked the court to clarify whether officers can demand to see a person's identification under the state's "stop-and-identify" law. The minister was arrested when he declined to show Childersburg police identification.

Justice Will Sellers wrote that state law, "does not exclude from its purview a request for physical identification when a suspect provides an incomplete or unsatisfactory response to an officer's demand to provide his or her name and address and an explanation of his or her action." ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-19 09:46 PM

Ihre Papiere, bitte.


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-19 09:47 PM

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