Judging the Boy Scouts of America: Gay Rights, Freedom of Association, and the Dale Case

by Richard J. Ellis

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700619518
• ISBN13: 9780700619511
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.4"