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It determines whether citizens must verbally identify themselves to officers. The outcome shapes the balance between public safety and personal liberty."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 11-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/03-5554.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 11-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/03-5554.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 45, lines 31-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/03-5554.pdf","page_label":"file page 45, lines 31-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 52, lines 7-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/03-5554.pdf","page_label":"file page 52, lines 7-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 56, lines 9-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/03-5554.pdf","page_label":"file page 56, lines 9-35"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/03-5554.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 59, lines 3-4","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/03-5554.pdf","page_label":"file page 59, lines 3-4"}]}],"slug":"2003-03-5554-hiibel-v-sixth-judicial-dist-court-of-nev-humboldt-cty","term":"2003","title":"Does the Fourth Amendment allow police to force a detained person to state their name?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 11-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/03-5554.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 11-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/03-5554.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 45, lines 31-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/03-5554.pdf","page_label":"file page 45, lines 31-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 52, lines 7-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/03-5554.pdf","page_label":"file page 52, lines 7-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 56, lines 9-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/03-5554.pdf","page_label":"file page 56, lines 9-35"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}