Civil Rights
Jul. 11, 2000
Camp Controversy
The Boy Scouts of America should think twice before celebrating its recent "vindication" before the Supreme Court, where it invoked the First Amendment to fend off a challenge to its dismissal of an openly gay troop leader, brought under New Jersey's anti-discrimination laws. The slim 5-4 victory comes only at substantial costs to the organization's integrity, to its long-cherished reputation for wholesome all-American values and to its close relationship with and endorsement by the federal and state government.
By Jerry Roth
The Boy Scouts of America should think twice before celebrating its recent "vindication" before the Supreme Court, where it invoked the First Amendment to fend off a challenge to its dismissal of an openly gay troop leader, brought under New Jersey's anti-discrimination laws. The slim 5-4 victory comes only at substantial costs to the organization's i...
The Boy Scouts of America should think twice before celebrating its recent "vindication" before the Supreme Court, where it invoked the First Amendment to fend off a challenge to its dismissal of an openly gay troop leader, brought under New Jersey's anti-discrimination laws. The slim 5-4 victory comes only at substantial costs to the organization's i...