NAACP v. Alabama
E176634
First Amendment case
United States Supreme Court case
freedom of association case
landmark civil rights case
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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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1538840 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NAACP v. Alabama Context triple: [Assembly Clause, usedInCase, NAACP v. Alabama]
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A.
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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B.
Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education
Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that held individuals are protected from retaliation when they complain about sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funding.
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C.
South Carolina v. Katzenbach
South Carolina v. Katzenbach is a 1966 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of key provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, affirming broad federal power to combat racial discrimination in voting.
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D.
Powell v. Alabama
Powell v. Alabama is a landmark 1932 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held in capital cases the Due Process Clause requires defendants be given access to effective legal counsel, especially when they are young, illiterate, or otherwise disadvantaged.
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E.
Katzenbach v. McClung
Katzenbach v. McClung is a 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the federal government’s power to prohibit racial discrimination in local restaurants under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NAACP v. Alabama Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education
Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that held individuals are protected from retaliation when they complain about sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funding.
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C.
South Carolina v. Katzenbach
South Carolina v. Katzenbach is a 1966 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of key provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, affirming broad federal power to combat racial discrimination in voting.
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D.
Powell v. Alabama
Powell v. Alabama is a landmark 1932 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held in capital cases the Due Process Clause requires defendants be given access to effective legal counsel, especially when they are young, illiterate, or otherwise disadvantaged.
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E.
Katzenbach v. McClung
Katzenbach v. McClung is a 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the federal government’s power to prohibit racial discrimination in local restaurants under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Amendment case
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United States Supreme Court case ⓘ freedom of association case ⓘ landmark civil rights case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
First Amendment law
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civil rights law ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ |
| arguedDate |
1958-01-15
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1958-01-16 ⓘ |
| chiefJustice | Earl Warren ⓘ |
| citation | 357 U.S. 449 ⓘ |
| citationStyle |
NAACP v. Alabama, 357 U.S. 449 (1958)
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linked to:
NAACP v. Alabama
|
| constitutionalProvision |
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
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Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
linked to:
Fourteenth Amendment
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| 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
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linked to:
NAACP v. Alabama
|
| geographicScope |
State of Alabama
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linked to:
Alabama
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| holding |
Alabama could not compel the NAACP to disclose its membership lists as a condition of doing business in the state.
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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
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provided legal protection for civil rights organizations operating in hostile states ⓘ strengthened constitutional protections for freedom of association ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| legalIssue |
compelled disclosure of membership lists
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freedom of association ⓘ state regulation of advocacy organizations ⓘ |
| opinionBy |
Justice John Marshall Harlan II
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linked to:
John M. Harlan II
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| page | 449 ⓘ |
| petitioner |
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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linked to:
NAACP
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| priorHistory |
NAACP v. Alabama, 91 So.2d 214 (Ala. 1956)
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linked to:
NAACP v. Alabama
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| protectedRight |
freedom to associate for the advancement of beliefs and ideas
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privacy of association ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Bates v. City of Little Rock
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Gibson v. Florida Legislative Investigation Committee ⓘ Shelton v. Tucker ⓘ |
| relatedOrganization |
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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linked to:
NAACP
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| 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
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state harassment of civil rights organizations ⓘ |
| volume | 357 ⓘ |
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Subject: NAACP v. Alabama Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
NAACP v. Alabama
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fullName
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama ex rel. Patterson
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linked to: NAACP v. Alabama
linked to: NAACP v. Alabama
linked to: NAACP v. Alabama