U.S. Supreme Court,
Constitutional Law,
Civil Rights
Sep. 9, 2014
Wisdom aside, is the Boy Scout ban constitutional?
Many have addressed the wisdom of proposed changes to Canon 2C of the Code of Judicial Ethics, but few have addressed its constitutionality.
Mitchell Keiter
Keiter Appellate Law
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UCLA Law School
Mitchell is a certified appellate specialist. He taught many outstanding students while a professor at Western State University College of Law.
"I am not now, nor ever have been, a member of the Boy Scouts of America." - Tom Lehrer, "Be Prepared" (1953)
A pending proposal to eliminate a "youth group exception" to Canon 2C of the Code of Judicial Ethics has stirred debate. The proposal is designed to bar judges from membership in the Boy Scouts of America, and bar Scouts members from the bench. Many have addressed the wisdom of the proposal, but few have addressed its constitutionality. Canon 2C bars membership in o...
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