Wednesday, February 25, 2004
Did Dudley do right? I think so.
hat tip julio at wwdn.
cops asks guy for ID. Guy refuses. S Ct takes case.
aclu eff cato john gilmore file amicuses.
whole thing on video at
http://papersplease.org/hiibel/
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2004 10:33 pm Post subject:
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Julio, thanks for the link.
I read a lot of supreme court opinions, and this is the first time I’ve seen a case with video. The people filing amicus briefs in this case are the good guys – EFF, Cato, ACLU, John Gilmore. When wil boxes with Barney to raise $ for EFF, this is the kind of work he’s supporting.
The facts aren’t perfect here – a bit of macho redneckedness maybe on both sides. The question presented narrows down the issue to one I think 5 members of the court will go for – in the absence of probable cause, is there a duty to show ID? It’s an issue I feel strongly about. I’ve been illegally stopped and searched a few too many times. My roommate won a roadblock case in the Supreme Court. I have a case about the right to express political opinions without giving ID, that has so far gone to the state supreme court and is not over. I’ve engaged in verbal judo with cops over this issue. Knowing how to do that now is one of the reasons I went to law school.
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update: i've read the case now - it should be a winner. 5-4 split.
update: good post at crescat, includes a ray bradbury story.
hat tip julio at wwdn.
cops asks guy for ID. Guy refuses. S Ct takes case.
aclu eff cato john gilmore file amicuses.
whole thing on video at
http://papersplease.org/hiibel/
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2004 10:33 pm Post subject:
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Julio, thanks for the link.
I read a lot of supreme court opinions, and this is the first time I’ve seen a case with video. The people filing amicus briefs in this case are the good guys – EFF, Cato, ACLU, John Gilmore. When wil boxes with Barney to raise $ for EFF, this is the kind of work he’s supporting.
The facts aren’t perfect here – a bit of macho redneckedness maybe on both sides. The question presented narrows down the issue to one I think 5 members of the court will go for – in the absence of probable cause, is there a duty to show ID? It’s an issue I feel strongly about. I’ve been illegally stopped and searched a few too many times. My roommate won a roadblock case in the Supreme Court. I have a case about the right to express political opinions without giving ID, that has so far gone to the state supreme court and is not over. I’ve engaged in verbal judo with cops over this issue. Knowing how to do that now is one of the reasons I went to law school.
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update: i've read the case now - it should be a winner. 5-4 split.
update: good post at crescat, includes a ray bradbury story.
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