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NAACP v. Alabama | |
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Argued January 15–16, 1958 Decided June 30, 1958 | |
Full case name | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama ex rel. Patterson, Attorney General |
Citations | 357 U.S. 449 (more) 78 S. Ct. 1163; 2 L. Ed. 2d 1488; 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1802 |
Case history | |
Prior | Cert. to the Supreme Court of Alabama |
Holding | |
The freedom to associate with organizations dedicated to the "advancement of beliefs and ideas" is an inseparable part of the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Harlan, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. XIV |
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama, 357 U.S. 449 (1958), was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court. Alabama sought to prevent the NAACP from conducting further business in the state. After the circuit court issued a restraining order, the state issued a subpoena for various records, including the NAACP's membership lists. The Supreme Court ruled that Alabama's demand for the lists had violated the right of due process guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
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