April 9, 1998
Court Finds Boy Scouts Exempt From California Civil-Rights Law
The Boy Scouts of America does not have to abide by California's civil-rights law, the state's Supreme Court has ruled in two unanimous decisions.
The court found that the Boy Scouts is a private organization and therefore not bound by the law, which prohibits discrimination by business establishments.
The ruling came in cases challenging the Scouts' policy of excluding homosexuals and those who question the existence of God.
Legal experts said
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