Curran v. Mount Diablo Council of the Boy Scouts of America
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Curran v. Mount Diablo Council of the Boy Scouts of America, 17 Cal.4th 670, 952 P.2d 218, 72 Cal.Rptr.2d 410 (1998), was a landmark case which upheld the right of a private organization in California to not allow new members on the basis of their sexual orientation.[1] Its companion case was Randall v. Orange County Council, 17 Cal.4th 736, 952 P.2d 261, 72 Cal.Rptr.2d 453 (1998).
Quick Facts Curran v. Mount Diablo Council of the Boy Scouts of America, Decided March 23, 1998 ...
Curran v. Mount Diablo Council of the Boy Scouts of America | |
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Decided March 23, 1998 | |
Full case name | Timothy Curran v. Mount Diablo Council of the Boy Scouts of America |
Citation(s) | 17 Cal.4th 670, 952 P.2d 218, 72 Cal.Rptr.2d 410 (1998) |
Case history | |
Prior history | Judgment affirmed, 147 Cal.App.3d 712, 195 Cal. Rptr. 325 (1983) |
Holding | |
The Boy Scouts of America are not considered a "business establishment" and do not fall under the provisions of California's Unruh Civil Rights Act. Decision of the Court of Appeal is affirmed. | |
Court membership | |
Chief Justice | Ronald M. George |
Associate Justices | Stanley Mosk, Joyce L. Kennard, Marvin R. Baxter, Kathryn Werdegar, Ming Chin, Janice Rogers Brown |
Case opinions | |
Majority | George, joined by Kennard, Baxter, Chin |
Concurrence | Mosk |
Concurrence | Kennard |
Concurrence | Werdegar |
Concurrence | Brown |
Laws applied | |
Unruh Civil Rights Act (Cal. Civil Code § 51) |
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