NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co.
| NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co. | |
|---|---|
| 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), was a landmark decision 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.