Case Study- boy Scouts of America
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In 1992, James Dale who was an assistant scoutmaster of Eagle Scout was suspended following allegations of being homosexual and an activist championing for the rights of the gay people. Later on, James, filed a case against his dismissal, claiming that, the Boy Scouts of America Association was violating The New Jersey law is in place against biasness based on one’s sexual lifestyle in places that are meant for public works. The defendant argued that Eagle Scout is a private, non-profit organization, based on moral principles and hence homosexuality was a vice that they highly condemned on the social arena. Basing this argument under the context of law; The Boy Scouts Association are the petitioners, who are a non-profit organization whose main mandate is to instill good morals into the young generation. On the other hand, James Dale is the respondent who is an adult bestowed with the mandate of being assisting the master of the scouts of New Jersey troop. According to the petitioner, Mr. Dale has violated the core principle of the association, and thus had to be terminated. However, this decision did not go well with him, since he saw it as a violation of his rights as laid down under the New Jersey …show more content…
James Dale, who happened to be an assistant scoutmaster of New Jersey troop is the respondent. Similarly, the boy scouts association, which happens to be the controlling body of all American scouting troops is a private, non-profit organization, whose main mandate is to instill a sense of responsibility and good morals to the youth. Thus, when it was found that Mr. Dale was a homosexual and an activist championing for the rights of the gay people, the association had no alternative other than to revoke his title and employment
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Professor’s Name
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Introduction
Historical background
In 1992, James Dale who was an assistant scoutmaster of Eagle Scout was suspended following allegations of being homosexual and an activist championing for the rights of the gay people. Later on, James, filed a case against his dismissal, claiming that, the Boy Scouts of America Association was violating The New Jersey law is in place against biasness based on one’s sexual lifestyle in places that are meant for public works. The defendant argued that Eagle Scout is a private, non-profit organization, based on moral principles and hence homosexuality was a vice that they highly condemned on the social arena. Basing this argument under the context of law; The Boy Scouts Association are the petitioners, who are a non-profit organization whose main mandate is to instill good morals into the young generation. On the other hand, James Dale is the respondent who is an adult bestowed with the mandate of being assisting the master of the scouts of New Jersey troop. According to the petitioner, Mr. Dale has violated the core principle of the association, and thus had to be terminated. However, this decision did not go well with him, since he saw it as a violation of his rights as laid down under the New Jersey …show more content…
James Dale, who happened to be an assistant scoutmaster of New Jersey troop is the respondent. Similarly, the boy scouts association, which happens to be the controlling body of all American scouting troops is a private, non-profit organization, whose main mandate is to instill a sense of responsibility and good morals to the youth. Thus, when it was found that Mr. Dale was a homosexual and an activist championing for the rights of the gay people, the association had no alternative other than to revoke his title and employment