Legal Opinion
Kiwanis International v. Ridgewood Kiwanis Club
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 3, 1986No. Nos. 86-5199, 86-5278PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GARTH, Circuit Judge:
Kiwanis International has appealed from a district court order holding that the local Kiwanis club of Ridgewood, New Jersey (Kiwanis Ridgewood) is a place of public accommodation within the meaning of the New Jersey statute which prohibits unlawful discrimination in places of public accommodation. The district court held that Kiwanis International could not revoke the trademark license it had granted to the local Ridgewood club, because Kiwanis Ridgewood was a “place of public accommodation” and, as such, could not refuse admission to women.1 Moreover,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Roberts v. United States JayceesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- National Surety Corporation, a Corporation of the State of New York v. The Midland Bank, a Corporation of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Nat. Org. for Women v. Little League Baseball, Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1974
- United States Jaycees v. McClureSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
- Mariniello v. Shell Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Dale v. Boy Scouts of America & Monmouth CouncilSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1999
- Quinnipiac Council, Boy Scouts of America, Inc. v. Commission on Human Rights & OpportunitiesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Villanova University v. Villanova Alumni Educational Foundation, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2000
- Welsh v. Boy Scouts of AmericaDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1990
- 832 CORP. INC. v. Gloucester Tp.District Court, D. New Jersey · 2005
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