NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co.

NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co.
Argued March 3, 1982
Decided July 2, 1982
Full case nameNational Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Claiborne Hardware Co.
Citations458 U.S. 886 (more)
102 S. Ct. 3409; 73 L. Ed. 2d 1215; 1982 U.S. LEXIS 49
ArgumentOral argument
Case history
PriorSupreme Court of Mississippi ruled that entire boycott was unlawful, 393 So.2d 1290 (1980)
Holding
The nonviolent elements of a boycott are entitled to the protection of the First Amendment.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
Associate Justices
William J. Brennan Jr. · Byron White
Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun
Lewis F. Powell Jr. · William Rehnquist
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Case opinions
MajorityStevens, joined by Burger, Brennan, White, Blackmun, Powell, O'Connor
ConcurrenceRehnquist (in the result)
Marshall took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. I

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Claiborne Hardware Co., 458 U.S. 886 (1982),[1] was a landmark decision[2] of the United States Supreme Court ruling 8–0 (Marshall did not participate in the decision) that although states have broad power to regulate economic activities, they cannot prohibit peaceful advocacy of a politically motivated boycott.[1]

  1. ^ a b NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co., 458 U.S. 886 (1982). Public domain This article incorporates public domain material from this U.S government document.
  2. ^ "Landmark Civil Rights Case NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co (1982)". www.anti-slapp.org. Mississippi: Public Participation Project. January 1, 2009. Archived from the original on December 12, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.