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Boy Scouts May Be Excluded From Combined Campaign
Court of Appeals says action is "viewpoint neutral"
The Boy Scouts of America may be prohibited from participating in the State of Connecticut 's Combined Campaign of workplace solicitation without violating the U.S. Constitution, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.
The Court affirmed a District Court ruling last year and a determination by the state Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. Even if the ban "was triggered at least to some extent by the BSA's exercise of what the Supreme Court has held to be a constitutionally protected right" to prohibit gay members and leaders, the Court said, the ban was not based on the Scout's "viewpoint" and was a reasonable action.
Article Archives >> Lead Stories >> August 2003
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