Shelton v. Tucker
United States Supreme Court
364 U.S. 479 (1960)
Relevant factsFree
Arkansas's Act 10 required public school teachers to annually disclose every organization they had belonged to over the preceding five years; teacher Shelton (plaintiff), unwilling to disclose his NAACP membership, had his contract not renewed after refusing to comply, and sued arguing the law violated his First Amendment freedom of association.
IssueFree
Whether a state, as a condition of employment, may constitutionally require its employees to disclose all associations in organizations during a specific time period.