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NAACP v. Button

371 U. S. 415 (1963)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year1963
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Litigation undertaken to vindicate civil rights is a form of political expression and association protected by the First and Fourteenth Amendments, so a State may not invoke its power to regulate the legal profession (barratry, solicitation, champerty) to prohibit such activity.

Area of Law

General

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