Legal Opinion
Barnes-Wallace v. Boy Scouts of America
District Court, S.D. California
Decided July 31, 2003No. 3:00-cv-01726PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
JONES, District Judge.
In 2000, the Boy Scouts of America prevailed in its efforts to exclude from its
membership an accomplished assistant scoutmaster because he identified himself as gay in public at a non-Scouting event. The United States Supreme Court held that the Boy Scouts of America, as a private, expressive organization, had a federal constitutional right to exclude from its membership individuals whose inclusion would “significantly affect the Boy Scouts’ ability to advocate public or private viewpoints.” Boy…
2Cases cited62 opinions
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- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Barnes-Wallace v. City of San DiegoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
- Barnes-Wallace, Etal v. Boy Scouts of AmCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012
- MITCHELL BARNES-WALLACE MAXWELL BREEN v. CITY OF SAN DIEGO, AND BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA — DESERT PACIFIC COUNCIL, MITCHELL BARNES-WALLACE MAXWELL BREEN LORI BARNES-WALLACE, GUARDIAN AD LITEM LYNN BARNES-WALLACE, GUARDIAN AD LITEM MICHAEL BREEN, GUARDIAN AD LITEM VALERIE BREEN, GUARDIAN AD LITEM v. CITY OF SAN DIEGO BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA—DESERT PACIFIC COUNCILCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
- Barnes-Wallace v. City of San DiegoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
- Barnes-Wallace v. Boy Scouts of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
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