NAACP v. Alabama

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NAACP v. Alabama is a landmark 1958 U.S. Supreme Court case that strengthened constitutional protections for freedom of association by preventing states from forcing advocacy groups to disclose their membership lists.

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instanceOf First Amendment case ⓘ
United States Supreme Court case ⓘ
freedom of association case ⓘ
landmark civil rights case ⓘ
areaOfLaw First Amendment law ⓘ
civil rights law ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ
arguedDate 1958-01-15 ⓘ
1958-01-16 ⓘ
chiefJustice Earl Warren ⓘ
citation 357 U.S. 449 ⓘ
citationStyle NAACP v. Alabama, 357 U.S. 449 (1958) ⓘ
linked to: NAACP v. Alabama
constitutionalProvision First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
court Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
decisionDate 1958-06-30 ⓘ
decisionType unanimous decision ⓘ
enforcedStatuteOrAction Alabama requirement that foreign corporations disclose membership and records ⓘ
fullName National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama ex rel. Patterson ⓘ
linked to: NAACP v. Alabama
geographicScope State of Alabama ⓘ
linked to: Alabama
holding Alabama could not compel the NAACP to disclose its membership lists as a condition of doing business in the state. ⓘ
The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment protects the freedom of association of the NAACP and its members. ⓘ
impact limited states’ ability to require disclosure of membership lists of advocacy groups ⓘ
provided legal protection for civil rights organizations operating in hostile states ⓘ
strengthened constitutional protections for freedom of association ⓘ
jurisdiction United States ⓘ
legalIssue compelled disclosure of membership lists ⓘ
freedom of association ⓘ
state regulation of advocacy organizations ⓘ
opinionBy Justice John Marshall Harlan II ⓘ
linked to: John M. Harlan II
page 449 ⓘ
petitioner National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ⓘ
linked to: NAACP
priorHistory NAACP v. Alabama, 91 So.2d 214 (Ala. 1956) ⓘ
linked to: NAACP v. Alabama
protectedRight freedom to associate for the advancement of beliefs and ideas ⓘ
privacy of association ⓘ
relatedCase Bates v. City of Little Rock ⓘ
Gibson v. Florida Legislative Investigation Committee ⓘ
Shelton v. Tucker ⓘ
relatedOrganization National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ⓘ
linked to: NAACP
reporter United States Reports ⓘ
respondent State of Alabama ex rel. John Patterson, Attorney General ⓘ
result Alabama’s contempt judgment against the NAACP was reversed ⓘ
stateParty Alabama ⓘ
timePeriod 1950s ⓘ
topic civil rights movement in the United States ⓘ
state harassment of civil rights organizations ⓘ
volume 357 ⓘ

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NAACP v. Alabama → citationStyle → NAACP v. Alabama, 357 U.S. 449 (1958) ⓘ
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Bates v. City of Little Rock → relatedCase → NAACP v. Alabama ex rel. Patterson ⓘ
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