U.S. Supreme Court.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Boy Scouts of America Noun 1. Boy Scouts of America - a corporation that operates through a national council that charters local councils all over the United States; the purpose is character building and citizenship training was
within its First Amendment rights of expressive association when it
revoked a scout leader's membership based on his sexual
orientation sexual orientation
n.
The direction of one's sexual interest toward members of the same, opposite, or both sexes, especially a direction seen to be dictated by physiologic rather than sociologic forces. . For an analysis of how this ruling may affect associations,
see the legal item in "News & KnowHow know´how`
n. 1. the knowledge and skill required to do something; practical knowledge for a specific task. ," page 31.
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