Curran v. Mount Diablo Council of the Boy Scouts of America
Significance, Exclusion Of Gays, Atheists, And Agnostics, Boy Scouts In New Jersey, Impact
Plaintiff
Timothy Curran
Defendant
Mount Diablo Council of the Boy Scouts of America
Plaintiff's Claim
That the Boy Scouts should not reject his application for the position of assistant scoutmaster just because he is a homosexual.
Chief Lawyer for Plaintiff
Jon Davidson
Chief Defense Lawyer
George Davidson
Justices for the Court
Ronald George (writing for the court), Ming W. Chin, Stanley Mosk, Marvin R. Baxter, Kathryn M. Werdegar, Joyce L. Kennard, Janice R. Brown
Justices Dissenting
None
Place
Sacramento, California
Date of Decision
23 March 1998
Decision
That the Boy Scouts is not a business establishment within the scope of the Civil Rights Act and therefore may exclude gays, atheists, and agnostics.
Related Cases
- Isbister v. Boys' Club of Santa Cruz, 40 C. 3d 72 (1985).
- Warfield v. Peninsula Golf & Country Club, 10 C. 4th 594 (1995).
- Dale v. Boy Scouts of America, No. Mon-C-330-92 (1998).
Additional topics
- Inc. v. America Online Cyber Promotions Inc. - Significance, Private Restriction On Internet Speech Is Valid, Impact, Related Cases, Further Readings
- Crawford-El v. Britton - Significance, Other Opinions, Impact, Inmate Conditions
- Curran v. Mount Diablo Council of the Boy Scouts of America - Significance
- Curran v. Mount Diablo Council of the Boy Scouts of America - Further Readings
- Curran v. Mount Diablo Council of the Boy Scouts of America - Exclusion Of Gays, Atheists, And Agnostics
- Curran v. Mount Diablo Council of the Boy Scouts of America - Boy Scouts In New Jersey
- Curran v. Mount Diablo Council of the Boy Scouts of America - Impact
- Other Free Encyclopedias
Law Library - American Law and Legal InformationNotable Trials and Court Cases - 1995 to Present