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Parties Involved
Boys Scouts Discrimination Case
Plaintiff
Boy Scouts of America et al. v. Dale
(Decided June 2000 U.S. Supreme Court Case)
James Dale, a former Eagle Scout of the Boy Scouts of America. He was dismissed from the Boy Scouts because of his sexual orientation.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Evan Wolfson (Counsel of Record), David Buckel, Jon W. Davidson,
Beatrice Dohrn, Ruth Harlow
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc.
120 Wall Street, Suite 1500
New York, New York 10005
(212) 809-8585
Defendants
Defendants are a subdivision of the Boy Scouts of America, a private, non-profit organization engaged in "instilling its system of values in young people."
Attorney for Defendants
George A. Davidson and Sanford D. Brown
Hughes Hubbard & Reed, LLP
One Battery Park Plaza
New York, NY 10004-1482
(212) 837-6000
Plaintiff
Boy Scouts v. Frank L. Till, Jr.
(Broward Discrimination Case)
Boy Scouts of America and South Florida Council, Boy Scouts of America
Attorneys for Plaintiff
George Davidson
Carla Kerr, Sharon Kegerreis
Beatriz Galbe
HUGHES HUBBARD & REED LLP
201 South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 2500
Miami, Florida 33131
Telephone: (305) 358-1666 Facsimile: (305) 371-8759
Defendants
Frank L. Till, Jr., Superintendent of the Broward County Public Schools, Darla L. Carter, Chairperson of the School Board of Broward County, and Carole L. Andrews, Judie S. Budnick, Paul D. Eichner, Stephanie Arma Kraft, Miriam M. Oliphant, Robert D. Parks, Diana Wasserman-Rubin and Lois Wexler, members of the School Board of Broward County Florida.
Attorneys for Defendants
Edward J. Marko, Broward County School Board Attorney
Marylin Batista, Assistant School Board Attorney
600 SE Third Avenue, 11th Floor
Ft. Lauderdale 33301
(954) 765-6000
Michael Burke, Esq.,
Johnson, Anselmo, Murdoch, Burke & George
790 East Broward Blvd., Suite 400
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
Phone: (954) 767-8909
Fax: (954) 463-2444
Bruce Rogow, Esq.
Beverly Pohl, Esq.
Broward Financial Center
500 East Broward Blvd., Suite 1930
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33394
Phone: 954-767-8909
Fax: 954-764-1530
