United States Jaycees v. Richardet

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Justice.

Lillian Richardet, as representative of a female class, filed suit challenging the membership policies of the Jaycees organization. Richardet contended that the organization’s by-laws excluding women from full membership violated article 1, sections 1 and 3 of the Alaska Constitution 1 and the Alaska Public Accomodations Statute, AS 18.80.230. 2 The superior court rejected Ri-chardet’s constitutional claims, but ruled that the Jaycees’ membership practices did violate the public accommodations statute and ordered the organization to admit women as full members.

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