Judging the Boy Scouts of America: Gay Rights, Freedom of Association, and the Dale Case
Richard J. Ellis
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Description for Judging the Boy Scouts of America: Gay Rights, Freedom of Association, and the Dale Case
Paperback. The story of how Eagle Scout and assistant scoutmaster James Dale's decision to come out as a gay man led to a historic Supreme Court case. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFSK2; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 399.
As Americans, we cherish the freedom to associate. However, with the freedom to associate comes the right to exclude those who do not share our values and goals. What happens when the freedom of association collides with the equally cherished principle that every individual should be free from invidious discrimination? This is precisely the question posed in Boy Scouts of America v. James Dale, a lawsuit that made its way through the courts over the course of a decade, culminating in 2000 with a landmark ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. In Judging the Boy Scouts of America, Richard J. ... Read more
As Americans, we cherish the freedom to associate. However, with the freedom to associate comes the right to exclude those who do not share our values and goals. What happens when the freedom of association collides with the equally cherished principle that every individual should be free from invidious discrimination? This is precisely the question posed in Boy Scouts of America v. James Dale, a lawsuit that made its way through the courts over the course of a decade, culminating in 2000 with a landmark ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. In Judging the Boy Scouts of America, Richard J. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700619511
SKU
V9780700619511
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99-22
About Richard J. Ellis
Richard J. Ellis is Mark O. Hatfield Professor of Politics at Willamette University. He is the author of many books including Presidential Travel: The Journey from George Washington to George Bush and To the Flag: The Unlikely History of the Pledge of Allegiance, both published by Kansas.
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