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Legal Citation: 461 U.S. 352 (1983)

Petitioner
William Kolender, et al.

Respondent
Edward Lawson

Petitioner's Claim
It is not a violation of constitutional due process rights to require that persons who loiter or wander on the streets account for their presence and provide a "credible and reliable" identification when requested by a police officer.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
A. Wells Petersen

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Mark D. Rosenbaum

Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, William J. Brennan, Jr., Warren E. Burger, Thurgood Marshall, Sandra Day O'Connor (writing for the Court), Lewis F. Powell, Jr., John Paul Stevens

Justices Dissenting
William H. Rehnquist, Byron R. White

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
2 May 1983

Decision
The California...