A Right to Discriminate?: How the Case of Boy Scouts of America v. James Dale Warped the Law of Free Association
By Unknown Author.
Description
Should the Boy Scouts of America and other noncommercial associations have a right to discriminate when selecting their members?Does the state have a legitimate interest in regulating the membership practices of private associations? These questions-- raised by Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, in which the Supreme Court ruled that the Scouts had a right to expel gay members-- are at the core of this provocative book, an in-depth exploration of the tension between freedom of association and antidiscrimination law. The book demonstrates that the “right” to discriminate has a long and...
ISBN(s)
030012127X, 9780300121278
