| NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co. | |
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| Argued March 3, 1982 Decided July 2, 1982 | |
| Full case name | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Claiborne Hardware Co. |
| Citations | 458 U.S. 886 (more) 102 S. Ct. 3409; 73 L. Ed. 2d 1215; 1982 U.S. LEXIS 49 |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Supreme 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 | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Stevens, joined by Burger, Brennan, White, Blackmun, Powell, O'Connor |
| Concurrence | Rehnquist (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]
- ^ a b NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co., 458 U.S. 886 (1982).
This article incorporates public domain material from this U.S government document.
- ^ "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.
