Editing NAACP v. Alabama

{{Infobox Case Brief
|court=Supreme Court of the United States
|date=June 30, 1958
|subject=First Amendment
|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.
|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.
|holding=The due process clause of the 14th Amendment protects the right to freely associate with other people.

The state of Alabama must demonstrate a compelling state interest to demand the disclosure of the membership list of NAACP (strict scrutiny).
|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.

Nonetheless, US courts have recognized the right of people to associate with other people. US courts treat <span style="background:lime">association</span> akin to <span style="background:lime">assembly</span> together for a common cause.
|case_text_links={{Infobox Case Brief/Case Text Link
|link=https://www.quimbee.com/cases/naacp-v-state-of-alabama-ex-rel-patterson
|source_type=Video summary
|case_text_source=Quimbee
}}
}}