Government
Feb. 11, 2014
Ethics change could bar judges from Boy Scouts
A proposal by the state Supreme Court's ethics advisory committee would prohibit California judges from being members in The Boy Scouts of America and other youth nonprofits that discriminate against gays and lesbians.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Should judges be allowed to lead their local Boy Scout troops? Or does the nonprofit group's ban on gay and lesbian adult leaders compromise a judges' ability to serve justice fairly?
That's the dilemma at the center of a proposal by the California Supreme Court's ethics advisory committee that would end two exemptions to ethics rules that bar judges from joining groups that discriminate...
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