Legal Opinion
Boy Scouts of America v. District of Columbia Commission on Human Rights
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 7, 2002No. 01-AA-925PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFarrell, Associate J.
This petition for review brings before us a decision of the District of Columbia Commission on Human Rights (“the Commission”) holding that petitioners, the Boy Scouts of America and the National Capital Area Council (“NCAC”) of the Boy Scouts of America (collectively “the Boy Scouts”) violated the District of Columbia Human Rights Act of 19771 by denying adult membership to intervenors Roland D. Pool and Michael Geller on the basis of their sexual orientation. As relief, the Commission ordered the Boy Scouts, inter alia, to reinstate Pool and Geller as full active adult members of the…
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- Boy Scouts of America v. DaleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Board of Directors of Rotary International v. Rotary Club of DuarteSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Dale v. Boy Scouts of America & Monmouth CouncilSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1999
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