August 26, 1999
Boy Scouts to Appeal Ruling in New Jersey Case
The Boy Scouts of America will appeal this month's ruling by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, which held that the charity violated the state's antidiscrimination law when it expelled a homosexual Eagle Scout in 1990.
The Boy Scouts is also seeking to keep the ruling from taking effect until the appeal is resolved. The court had ordered the charity to immediately reinstate the Scout, James Dale, pending its appeal to the United States Supreme Court.
"We're disappointed in the
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