Legal Opinion
National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Claiborne Hardware Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided October 4, 1982No. 81-202PublishedCited by 1,006 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
The term “concerted action” encompasses unlawful conspiracies and constitutionally protected assemblies. The “looseness and pliability” of legal doctrine applicable to concerted action led Justice Jackson to note that certain joint activities have a “chameleon-like” character. The boycott of white merchants in Claiborne County, Miss., that gave rise to this litigation had such a character; it included elements of criminality and elements of majesty. Evidence that fear of reprisals caused some black citizens to withhold their patronage from respondents’ businesses convinced the Supreme Court…
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