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NAACP V. Alabama ex Rel Patterson, fighting against benefits of Black people.
By Tammy Garcia
August 25,2023
Alabama Attorney general John Patterson had argued for the NAACP to stop programs in the states.
This case begun on Jan 14, 1958. There was a heated battle in determining whether the NAACP should be covered by the 2nd amendment. In John Patterson defense, the Association had broken some requirements to launch a business in the state of Alabama.
The court ruled in Patterson’s favor as the NAACP could not continue to do business in the state. Going so far as to prevent the NACCP from trying to become qualified. The NAACP argued that it did not need to be qualified because it was an expression of free assembly. Patterson Asserts that the NAACP needed to have records of the NAACP members. He demands the confidential records of names and addresses. NAACP countered with a declaration that the state can’t demand confidential information as that would be unconstitutional and the association would be disbanded. The situation had escalated, and the NAACP were charged with civil contempt. the association was fined 100,000 dollars in refusal to reveal sensitive information. The case was dropped twice. It had brought to the attention of the supreme court. The supreme court denied any relief for the NAACP.
The association should be protected as stated in the Due Process Clause of the fourteen Amendment. The case ran for 5 months. It was decided on Jun 30,1958. The circuit court increased the first fine which was 10,000 dollars to 100k.
The court ignored the 14th amendment and cannot go against the constitution. You can impose limitations if the association is risking human safety. The Alabama state at the time had some racist views.
There is a case that have been relevant from the 1940’s to the early 2010’s. Such a tragic case of Walter “Johnny. D McMillian” was a innocent who have been convicted of killing an 18-year-old woman named Ronda Morrison in 1988. He was tried on death row for six years. There were zero evidence of interaction around the woman. Ralph Meyers claimed that he saw McMillian truck and that Walter was going to rob the store.
Sheriff Tate who had made the assumption that McMillian was the murderer said with an expletive word attached to God’s name wanted to get Walter behind bars. He referred to Walter race as ‘his people’ that he doesn’t care about what anyone thinks of the situation. He had broken the 5th amendment which teaches that people are innocent until proven guilty by evidence or firsthand witness.
McMillian was sentenced to death row 15 months before even appearing in court.
Judge Robert E Lee Key. Jr moved Walter to Balwin country. The final verdict was he was sentenced to life in prison. The jury of white citizens and one African American contributed to his arrest. Setempter 19 was the death penalty.
judge Key had given Stevenson who was 28 years old and director of Alabama Capital Representation Resource Center. Stevenson described the call as threatening. He went to McMillian’s community and dozens of African Americans testified that Walter was indeed innocent. Stevenson vowed to prove Walter’s innocence. He sent four appeals from 1990-1993 but the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals rejected it every time.
There is a catch. In 1992, Meyers recanted his statement and stated that he did not see McMillian at the day of the murder and that the officers were pressuring him to keep quiet. Petition for a new trial was denied. Two other witnesses and stepped up that they had lied about their statement.
District Attorney Theodore Pearson had failed to gather documents that led to Walter’s innocence. The next shocking part is when Meyer’s tape recorder had a hidden side. when you play the reverse side, it showed the police pressuring Meyer to lie about a man he had never met. D.A Chapman had regretted the parts he played for McMillian’s case.
The day had arrived. On April 1, 1993, McMillian was finally set free and was absolved of all charges. McMillian describes his sadness for those who have been wrongly convicted. He didn’t get all the justice as Sheriff Tate still remained in his occupation until 2018 where he retired. That part makes my blood boil. The same police officers never went to jail for threatening an innocent man to lie!
McMillian died on September 11, 2013. He had battled dementia that had developed from trauma. This was very hard on the family that also was swept into the injustice of the judicial system.
We need to combat unfair treatment of those who are suspected of a crime without any evidence and is sent straight to death row. A biblical viewpoint shows that God does not like impartiality in court. Leviticus explains about what to do in court. Isaiah 29:21 confirms that. If you have a dispute, bring the offender to church and if they don’t then bring to the elders and if not, he can’t be redeemed. Bring spiritual matters to church, don’t bring it on divorce courts.1 Corinthians 6:1 confirms that. Matthew 18:17 says to treat your believer as how non-believers are dealt with in court.
Overall, God want us to be fair, and to not judge based on background. Jesus said, “judge lest you be judged”. The politics are one sided and many people overlook their president offense because he has the same political affiliation.
Sources:
“Just Mercy and the Heartbreaking True Story of Walter McMillian.” E! Online, 10 Jan. 2020, www.eonline.com/news/1110139/just-mercy-and-the-heartbreaking-true-story-of-walter-mcmillian.
“NAACP v. Patterson, 357 U.S. 449 (1958).” Justia Law, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/357/449/.
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