NAACP v. Alabama

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NAACP v. Alabama
Supreme Court of the United States
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
Chief Justice Earl Warren Associate Justices Hugo Black · Felix Frankfurter William O. Douglas · Harold H. Burton Tom C. Clark · John M. Harlan II William J. Brennan Jr. · Charles E. Whittaker
Case opinion
Majority	Harlan, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. XIV

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama ex rel. Patterson

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.