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What was the case of NAACP v. Button (1963) about? What was the ruling? I

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what was the case of the NAACP v button - the supreme court protected the first amendment rights of a civil rights group to engage in public interest litigation.

what was the ruling - In a 6-3 decision, the Court held that the activities of the NAACP amounted to "modes of expression and association protected by the First and Fourteenth Amendments which Virginia may not prohibit."

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