Court: no right to keep name from police
'Ordinary Americans will be hopelessly confused about when they can assert their right to remain silent without being jailed like Mr. Hiibel,' said Tim Lynch, an attorney with the libertarian-oriented think tank Cato Institute.
He said the court has effectively "ruled that the government can turn a person's silence into a criminal offense".
Marc Rotenberg, head of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, said "In a modern era, when the police get your identification, they are getting an extraordinary look at your private life."
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