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erehwon · 06-21-2004, 07:47 AM

http://www.startribune.com/stories/484/4839009.html

Associated Press
June 21, 2004

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled Monday that people do not have a constitutional right to refuse to tell police their names.

The 5-4 decision frees the government to arrest and punish people who won't cooperate by revealing their identity.

The decision, reached by a divided court, was a defeat for privacy rights advocates who argued that the government could use this power to force people who have done nothing wrong to submit to fingerprinting or divulge more personal information.

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erehwon Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: A secure undisclosed location... Posts: 3,759	Feeling free? - Supreme Court: If a cop asks your name, you have to tell http://www.startribune.com/stories/484/4839009.html Associated Press June 21, 2004 WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled Monday that people do not have a constitutional right to refuse to tell police their names. The 5-4 decision frees the government to arrest and punish people who won't cooperate by revealing their identity. The decision, reached by a divided court, was a defeat for privacy rights advocates who argued that the government could use this power to force people who have done nothing wrong to submit to fingerprinting or divulge more personal information. [...] __________________ Money NEVER $leep$...