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In which major death penalty case did Stevens write the majority opinion?
Bush v. Gore
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
Texas v. Johnson
NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co.
Answer
NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co. was a 1982 United States Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled 8-1 that the First Amendment to the United States Constitution protects the right of boycotts to further civil rights goals, even when the boycotts involve threats of violence or economic harm. The decision was written by Justice Stevens.
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