Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada, Humboldt County

**Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court: Police Identification Requirements** This case involved Larry Hiibel, who was stopped by police in Nevada during an investigation. When officers asked for his name during the stop, Hiibel refused to identify himself and was arrested under Nevada's law requiring people to provide their names to police during lawful stops. Hiibel challenged this arrest, arguing that being forced to give his name violated his Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable searches and his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. The Supreme Court ruled against Hiibel in 2004, upholding Nevada's "stop-and-identify" law. The Court decided that requiring someone to state their name during a legal police stop does not violate Fourth Amendment protections, as long as the police have reasonable suspicion to make the stop in the first place. For workers, this ruling means that in states with stop-and-identify laws, you must provide your name if police lawfully stop you during their investigations. This could affect workers who encounter police while on the job, commuting, or during workplace incidents. However, you're only required to give your name—not answer other questions without proper legal protections.