NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co.
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NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co. is a landmark 1982 U.S. Supreme Court case that held nonviolent civil rights boycotts and related advocacy are protected by the First Amendment.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co. Context triple: [Brandenburg v. Ohio, subsequentCitationBy, NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co.]
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NAACP v. Alabama
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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Shuttlesworth v. Birmingham
Shuttlesworth v. Birmingham is a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court struck down a city ordinance that gave officials broad discretion to deny parade permits, reinforcing First Amendment protections for civil rights demonstrators.
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Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States
Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States is a landmark 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by affirming Congress’s power to prohibit racial discrimination in public accommodations under the Commerce Clause.
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Browder v. Gayle
Browder v. Gayle was the landmark 1956 federal court case that declared bus segregation in Montgomery, Alabama unconstitutional, effectively ending the Montgomery bus boycott and striking a major blow against Jim Crow laws.
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E.
Buchanan v. Warley
Buchanan v. Warley is a 1917 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down a Louisville racial zoning ordinance, marking an early constitutional limit on government-enforced residential segregation.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co. Target entity description: NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co. is a landmark 1982 U.S. Supreme Court case that held nonviolent civil rights boycotts and related advocacy are protected by the First Amendment.
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A.
NAACP v. Alabama
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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B.
Shuttlesworth v. Birmingham
Shuttlesworth v. Birmingham is a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court struck down a city ordinance that gave officials broad discretion to deny parade permits, reinforcing First Amendment protections for civil rights demonstrators.
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C.
Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States
Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States is a landmark 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by affirming Congress’s power to prohibit racial discrimination in public accommodations under the Commerce Clause.
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D.
Browder v. Gayle
Browder v. Gayle was the landmark 1956 federal court case that declared bus segregation in Montgomery, Alabama unconstitutional, effectively ending the Montgomery bus boycott and striking a major blow against Jim Crow laws.
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E.
Buchanan v. Warley
Buchanan v. Warley is a 1917 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down a Louisville racial zoning ordinance, marking an early constitutional limit on government-enforced residential segregation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
First Amendment case
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United States Supreme Court case ⓘ landmark civil rights case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
First Amendment law
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civil rights law ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 1981-03-03 ⓘ |
| citation | 458 U.S. 886 ⓘ |
| concurrenceBy | William H. Rehnquist ⓘ |
| concurrenceInJudgment | William H. Rehnquist ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1982-07-02 ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 81-202 ⓘ |
| factualBackground |
Local NAACP leaders organized a boycott of white merchants in Claiborne County, Mississippi, to protest racial discrimination.
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linked to:
NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co.
White merchants sued the NAACP and boycott leaders for damages allegedly caused by the boycott. ⓘ |
| fullCaseName |
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Claiborne Hardware Co.
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linked to:
NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co.
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| holding |
Liability for violence or threats may be imposed only on those who specifically authorized, directed, or ratified such conduct.
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Nonviolent boycotts to effectuate political, social, and economic change are protected by the First Amendment. ⓘ Speech, assembly, association, and petition rights protect organizers and participants in nonviolent civil rights boycotts. ⓘ States may not impose liability for damages on participants in a nonviolent political boycott based on the boycott’s effects on business. ⓘ |
| issue | whether a nonviolent civil rights boycott is protected by the First Amendment ⓘ |
| joinedByInMajority |
Byron R. White
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Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ Lewis F. Powell Jr. ⓘ Potter Stewart ⓘ Thurgood Marshall ⓘ Warren E. Burger ⓘ William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| legalPrinciple |
First Amendment protection for politically motivated consumer boycotts
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heightened protection for expressive conduct in the context of civil rights advocacy ⓘ limits on state tort liability when it burdens protected political expression ⓘ |
| locationOfEvents | Claiborne County, Mississippi ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | John Paul Stevens ⓘ |
| originatingStateCourt |
Mississippi Supreme Court
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linked to:
Supreme Court of Mississippi
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| page | 886 ⓘ |
| parties |
Charles Evers
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Claiborne Hardware Company ⓘ National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ⓘ
linked to:
NAACP
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| proceduralPosture | appeal from the Supreme Court of Mississippi ⓘ |
| rearguedDate | 1981-10-07 ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
freedom of assembly
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freedom of association ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ political boycott ⓘ |
| relatedMovement | civil rights movement in the United States ⓘ |
| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| volume | 458 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1982 ⓘ |
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NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co.
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fullCaseName
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Claiborne Hardware Co.
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linked to: NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co.
NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co.
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factualBackground
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Local NAACP leaders organized a boycott of white merchants in Claiborne County, Mississippi, to protest racial discrimination.
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linked to: NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co.