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Alabama moved to compel NAACP to disclose its records including its members names. | Alabama moved to compel NAACP to disclose its records including its members names. | ||
|issues=Would compelling an organization to reveal its membership list violate the '''freedom of association''' of the members of the organization under the [[First Amendment]]? | |issues=Would compelling an organization to reveal its membership list violate the '''freedom of association''' of the members of the organization under the [[First Amendment]]? | ||
|arguments=NAACP argued that disclosing the names and addresses of its members would have a chilling effect on the association rights of its members. | |||
|comments=The phrase "freedom of association" isn't found anywhere in the [[US Constitution]]. Therein, the phrase "[https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-1/ peaceably to assemble]" is used. | |comments=The phrase "freedom of association" isn't found anywhere in the [[US Constitution]]. Therein, the phrase "[https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-1/ peaceably to assemble]" is used. | ||
Revision as of 22:00, January 11, 2023
NAACP v. Alabama | |
Court | Supreme Court of the United States |
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Citation | |
Date decided | June 30, 1958 |
Appealed from | Alabama Supreme Court |
Procedural History
John Patterson, the Attorney General of Alabama, sues the NAACP in 1956. The trial court issued an order to NAACP for not meeting the state's requirement to conduct business in Alabama.
Alabama moved to compel NAACP to disclose its records including its members names.Issues
Would compelling an organization to reveal its membership list violate the freedom of association of the members of the organization under the First Amendment?
Arguments
NAACP argued that disclosing the names and addresses of its members would have a chilling effect on the association rights of its members.
Comments
The phrase "freedom of association" isn't found anywhere in the US Constitution. Therein, the phrase "peaceably to assemble" is used.
Nonetheless, US courts have recognized the right of people to associate with other people. US courts treat association akin to assembly together for a common cause.