Court Rejects Claim Against Member of NAACP

Court Rejects Claim Against Member of NAACP

Court says organization did not show that suspended member had accepted group’s Constitution

The Constitution of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People includes a provision providing that a member who sues the Association with respect to internal matters of the Association shall indemnify the Association and its officers and directors against all costs in defending the Association, without regard to the outcome of such litigation.  It provides that the group’s claim shall be brought in Baltimore, MD.

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