Judges and Judiciary
Feb. 7, 2014
Proposal would bar judges from being scout leaders
Under a rule being floated by the state judicial branch, judges may soon be barred from membership in the Boy Scouts of America and certain other youth nonprofits.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
State judicial ethics rules could soon bar judges from membership in the Boy Scouts of America under a proposal being floated by the branch.
Judges in 47 states are forbidden from being members of groups that discriminate against people because of their race, sex, gender, religion, national origin or ethnicity. California, along with approximately 22 other states, also forbids association with groups th...
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