I'd like to say that I'm surprised by this ruling, but unfortunately I'm not.  Every limitation on the First Amendment is a restriction on all of us.  I hope that an appeal is in the works.

This was a pretty interesting case.  It was brought to my attention thanks to Justin Kwong over at Virtual Navigator. His blog has a fantastic blog that always has great articles and thoughtful insight.

Recently we published a polling question over on Facebook: Can an officer demand you provide them with identification? Five possible answers: Yes, anytime, anywhere, for any reason. Yes, but only if you're driving or committing a crime.