阿拉巴马州最高法院裁定,如果警察在停车时要求身份证的话回答不满意, 在涉及黑人牧师的案件中. Alabama's Supreme Court rules police can demand ID during stops if verbal answers are unsatisfactory, in a case involving a Black pastor.

阿拉巴马州最高法院裁定,如果警察发现他们的口头回应不完整或令人满意的话,警方可以要求个人在合法停车期间显示身份证.这是在2022年5月被捕的黑人牧师迈克尔·詹宁斯 (Michael Jennings) 的案例中,他在911电话后为邻居灌花时遭到逮捕. 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. 詹宁斯自称是他,并解释了他的存在, 但官员要求看到身份证, 他拒绝. Jennings identified himself and explained his presence, but officers asked to see ID, which he refused. 他被指控阻政府行动, 后来这一指控被驳回. He was charged with obstructing a government operation, a charge later dismissed. 法院澄清了阿拉巴马州的"停止和识别法",允许警察在口头回答被认为不足时要求实体身份证. The court clarified Alabama’s “stop-and-identify” law, allowing officers to demand physical ID when verbal answers are deemed insufficient. 美国公民自由联盟和卡托研究所等批评人士警告说, 这一决定扩大了政府的权力, 并引发了人们对民间自由和种族歧视的担忧. Critics, including the ACLU and Cato Institute, warn the decision expands government power and raises concerns about civil liberties and racial profiling. 只有在有效停车时才适用, 不要求个人随时携带身份证. The ruling applies only during valid stops and does not require individuals to carry ID at all times.