| Right to Discriminate?: How the Case of Boy Scouts of America v. James Dale Warped the Law of Free Association Contributor(s): Koppelman, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 030012127X ISBN-13: 9780300121278 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $58.41 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2009 Annotation: Should the Boy Scouts of America and other noncommercial associations have a right to discriminate when selecting their members?Does the state have a legitimate interest in regulating the membership practices of private associations? These questions-- raised by "Boy Scouts of America v. Dale," in which the Supreme Court ruled that the Scouts had a right to expel gay members-- are at the core of this provocative book, an in-depth exploration of the tension between freedom of association and antidiscrimination law. The book demonstrates that the "right" to discriminate has a long and unpleasant history. Andrew Koppelman and Tobias Wolff bring together legal history, constitutional theory, and political philosophy to analyze how the law ought to deal with discriminatory private organizations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Discrimination - Law | Constitutional |
| Dewey: 342.730 |
| LCCN: 2008051621 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.7" W x 8.3" (0.75 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Should the Boy Scouts of America and other noncommercial associations have a right to discriminate when selecting their members? Does the state have a legitimate interest in regulating the membership practices of private associations? These questions-- raised by Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, in which the Supreme Court ruled that the Scouts had a right to expel gay members-- are at the core of this provocative book, an in-depth exploration of the tension between freedom of association and antidiscrimination law.
The book demonstrates that the "right" to discriminate has a long and unpleasant history. Andrew Koppelman and Tobias Wolff bring together legal history, constitutional theory, and political philosophy to analyze how the law ought to deal with discriminatory private organizations. |