NAACP v. Alabama

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:arguedDate 1958-01-15
1958-01-16
gptkbp:citation 357 U.S. 449
Subsequent First Amendment cases
gptkbp:courtOpinionUrl https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/357/449/
gptkbp:date 1958-06-30
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:docketNumber 91
gptkbp:fullTitle gptkb:National_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Colored_People_v._Alabama_ex_rel._Patterson
gptkbp:heldBy Alabama's demand for the NAACP's membership lists violated the right of due process guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment.
The freedom to associate with organizations dedicated to the advancement of beliefs and ideas is an inseparable aspect of the 'liberty' assured by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NAACP v. Alabama
gptkbp:importantFor Landmark case for freedom of association
Significant civil rights case
gptkbp:involvedState gptkb:Alabama
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:John_Marshall_Harlan_II
gptkbp:numberOfIssues Whether Alabama could require the NAACP to reveal its membership lists.
gptkbp:petitioner gptkb:NAACP
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Alabama
gptkb:Fourteenth_Amendment
gptkb:NAACP
gptkb:First_Amendment
gptkbp:response gptkb:State_of_Alabama_ex_rel._John_Patterson
gptkbp:result Reversed lower court decision
gptkbp:unanimousDecision true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_J._Brennan_Jr.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5