BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA AND MONMOUTH COUNCIL, et al. v. JAMES DALE (2000)

BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA AND MONMOUTH COUNCIL, et al. v. JAMES DALE
	Term: 1999
Important Dates
	Argued: April 26, 2000
	Decided: June 28, 2000
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas
Dissenting
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • David Souter • John Paul Stevens

BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA AND MONMOUTH COUNCIL, et al. v. JAMES DALE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 28, 2000. The case was argued before the court on April 26, 2000.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the New Jersey State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Sex discrimination (excluding sex discrimination in employment)
Petitioner: Professional organization, business, or person
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual person or organization
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 530 U.S. 640
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
Who wrote the majority opinion: William Rehnquist

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.