Boy Scouts of America V. Dale

Name: Boy Scouts of America V. Dale

Year: 2000

Result: 5-4 Boy Scouts won

Constitutional Issue: 1st amendment

Right or Liberty: Right

Significance: The court ruled that the Boy Scouts of America have a constitutional right to ban homosexuals from being troop leaders.

Quote: The court held that New Jersey’s public accommodations law was inapplicable because the Boy Scouts was not a place of public accommodation, and that, alternatively, the Boy Scouts is a distinctly private group exempted from coverage under New Jersey’s law.

6 Word Summary: American Boy Scouts ban homosexual leaders