This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

State Bar & Bar Associations

May 9, 2014

Beverly Hills Bar Association joins hotel boycott over Brunei penal code

Beverly Hills Bar Association leaders will boycott the Beverly Hills Hotel over nation's harsh anti-gay laws. The association's Supreme Court event has been moved to the Montage.


By Don J. DeBenedictis


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Joining protests against the government of Brunei's imposition of stoning and other harsh criminal penalties for homosexuality and adultery, the Beverly Hills Bar Association announced Wednesday that it will boycott the Beverly Hills Hotel, which is owned by the island nation's investment agency.


The bar's popular Supreme Court luncheon, scheduled for June 3 at the hotel, has been m...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up