Legal Opinion
Welsh v. Boy Scouts of America
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 17, 1993No. 92-1853PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
Elliott Welsh and his seven year-old son Mark have brought suit asking the United States Courts to force the Boy Scouts of America to accept Mark as a member despite the fact that he refuses to comply with its Constitution and By-laws and affirm his belief in God. The Scouts refused Mark admission to membership in the scout troop and denied his father the opportunity to act as an adult partner. In their complaint, the plaintiffs allege that the defendant organization is a place of public accommodation practicing unlawful religious discrimination under Title II of the…
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