Legal Opinion
Cornelius v. Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided August 2, 1974No. Civ. 15150PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
BLUMENFELD, District Judge:
On June 10, 1971, Henry O’Reilly, a member of Groton Lodge No. 2168 of the Benevolent Protective Order of the Elks (B.P.O.E.), filed an application for membership in the Groton Lodge on behalf of Louis Cornelius, Jr. Normally, such a solicitation of fraternal friendship would not give rise to a federal question, but the defendant Groton Elks have admitted that this particular application was not even considered because Cornelius did not meet the Elks’ constitutional requirement that all members be white. 1
Cornelius then brought suit against the…
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3Cited by42 opinions
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