Blackshire v. National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Inc.

Defendant, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (the NAACP), appeals from the trial court’s order enjoining it from denying certain youth members the right to vote in the election of officers to its southside branch. We granted a stay of the injunction pending appeal. We reverse the trial court and dissolve the injunction.

The relevant facts of this case are undisputed. The NAACP is an incorporated voluntary association that was founded to advance the political, educational, social and economic equality of minority group citizens. The senior branches are the local…