Legal Opinion
Boy Scouts of America v. Wyman
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 9, 2003No. Docket No. 02-9000PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALABRESI, Circuit Judge.
In May 2000, the Connecticut State Employee Campaign Committee denied the application of the Connecticut Rivers Council, a local chapter of the Boy Scouts of America, to participate in the state’s workplace charitable contribution campaign. That decision was based on a ruling by the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities that the Boy Scouts of America’s policy of excluding homosexuals from membership and employment positions meant that the local chapter’s participation in the campaign would contravene state law. The Boy *84Scouts brought suit for…
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