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CaseNo: BSOAVFLTJ189189, CourtName: MISC 3, Plaintiff: BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, State: FL Florida, UniqueCaseRef: LCD>BSOAVFLTJ189189, School, Scouts, School Board, Public Schools, South Florida Council, Broward County, School Facilities, America, County Public Schools, Superintendent, Injunction, District, Reed Llp, Hughes Hubbard, Private, Boulevard, Suite, Speech, Membership, United States, Miami, Partnership Agreement, First Amendment, Tolerance, Nondiscrimination Policy, Stephanie, Discrimination, Homosexuals, Defendants Frank, Arma Kraft, Amendment, Board Concedes, Constitutional Rights, Constitution , ContentID: 120253738

Case Documents
1 2002-12-04 COMPLAINT
[ see first page and extracted highlights below  ] ItemID: 130115
16 pages
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2 2000-12-04 ORDER GRANTING PRELIM INJUNCTION
[ see first page and extracted highlights below  ] ItemID: 130432
27 pages
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Total Documents: 2 documents , 43 pages
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1 . COMPLAINT

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
DEFENDANTS
SCHOOL BOARD
COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SOUTH FLORIDA COUNCIL
MEMBER
REED LLP
HUGHES HUBBARD
SUPERINTENDENT
BOULEVARD
SUITE
AMERICA
MIAMI
SCHOOL FACILITIES
NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY
STEPHANIE
DEFENDANTS FRANK
ARMA KRAFT
ATTORNEYS
AMENDMENT
UNITED STATES
FIRST AMENDMENT
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS
SOUTH BISCAYNE BOULEVARD
SCHOOL BUSES
LOIS WEXLER
SCOUT OATH
VIOLATION
                                      UNITED  STATES  DISTRICT  COURT
                                      SOUTHERN  DISTRICT  OF FLORIDA



BOY  SCOUTS  OF AMERICA  and
SOUTH  FLORIDA  COUNCIL,  BOY
SCOUTS  OF  AMERICA,

                      Plaintiffs,

VS.

FRANK  L.  TILL,  JR., individually  and in
his  capacity  as Superintendent  of  the
Broward  County  Public  Schools, and
DARLA  L.  CARTER,  individually  and in
her  capacity  as 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,  individually  and in  their
capacities  as members  of  the School Board
of  Broward  County,  Florida,

                      Defendants.


                                                   COMPLAINT

                     Plaintiffs  Boy  Scouts  of  America  and  South  Florida  Council,  Boy 

America  (together  "Boy  Scouts"),  by  their  attorneys  Hughes  Hubbard  &  Reed  LLP,  bring 

action  against defendants  Frank  L.  Till,  Darla  L.  Carter,  &role  L.  Andrews,  Judie  S.

Paul  D.  Eichner,  Stephanie  Anna  Kraft,  Miriam  M.  Oliphant,  Robert  D.  Parks,  Diana

 Wasserman-Rubin,  and Lois  Wexler  (collectively"DefendantS'),               and allege:



 W6-M1003687.935

    HUGHES  HUBBARD  &  REED  LLP. 201 South Eiscayne Boulevard. Suite 2500, Miami, FL  33131 TEL.

SNIPPETS:
  • SOUTH FLORIDA COUNCIL, BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA,
  • LOIS WEXLER, individually and in their capacities as members of the School Board of Broward
  • Defendants.
  • America, by their attorneys Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, bring this
  • Paul D. Eichner, Stephanie Anna Kraft, Miriam M. Oliphant, Robert D. Parks, Diana
  • 201 South Eiscayne Boulevard.
  • denying Boy Scouts access to Broward public school facilities on the basis of Boy Scouts'
  • Boy Scouts rely upon Broward County school buses to get the boys to
  • voted to authorize the Superintendent to send a 30day notice informing Boy Scouts that their
  • HUGHES HUBBARD & REED LLP, 201 South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 2500, Miami, FL 33 13 I TEL.
  • The United States Supreme Court in Boy Scoufs of America v. Dale, 530 U.S. __, 120
  • Law under the First Amendment.
  • Broward County public schools, and would also be subject to exclusion under the
  • nondiscrimination policy if it were so applied to them.
  • Attorneys' fees and costs are authorized by 42 U.S.C. 5 1988.
  • Boy Scouts' mission is to instill the values of the Scout Oath and Law in youth
  • Defendant &role L Andrews is a member of the School Board.
  • Defendant Stephanie Arma Kraft is a member of the School Board.
  • Defendant Lois Wexler is a member of the School Board.
  • in violation of the First Amendment.
  • Section 1983 prohibits the violation of constitutional rights under color of state

  • 2 . ORDER GRANTING PRELIM INJUNCTION

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    SCOUTS
    SCHOOL BOARD
    BROWARD COUNTY
    PUBLIC SCHOOLS
    SCHOOL FACILITIES
    SOUTH FLORIDA COUNCIL
    AMERICA
    COURT
    PLAINTIFFS
    MEMBERS
    INJUNCTION
    DISTRICT
    PRIVATE
    SPEECH
    MEMBERSHIP
    PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
    SUPERINTENDENT
    UNITED STATES
    DEFENDANTS
    TOLERANCE
    DISCRIMINATION
    HOMOSEXUALS
    BOARD CONCEDES
    FIRST AMENDMENT
    CONSTITUTION
    SUPREME COURT
    GOVERNMENT
    PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
    PARTICIPATION
    
                                IN  THE  UNITED  STATES  DISTRICT  COURT
                                       SOUTHERN  DISTRICT  OF FLORIDA
                                Case No. OO-7776~Civ-Middlebrooks-Bandstra
    
    BOY  SCOUTS  OF  AMERICA  and
    SOUTH  FLORIDA  COUNCIL,  BOY
    SCOUTS  OF AMERICA.
    
            Plaintiffs,
    
    vs.
    
    FRANK  L.  TILL,  JR.,individually  and in
    his capacity  as Superintendent  of the
    Broward  County  Public  Schools, and
    DARLA  L.  CARTER,  individually  and in
    her capacity  as 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,  individually  and in their
    capacities  as members of  the School Board
    of  Broward  County,  Florida,
    
              Defendants.                            I
    
                              ORDER  GRANTING  PLAINTIFFS'                MOTION
                                       FOR  PRELIMINARY          INJUNCTION
    
            THIS  CAUSE comes before theCourtuponPlaintiffs'           Complaint  and Motion 
    
    Injunction  tiled  on December  4.2000.
    
                                                1. INTRODUCTION
    
            This  case is another  chapter in the struggle between private  speech and public 
    
    The  Broward  County  School Board  permits numerous organizations,  including  churches, private
    
    membership  organizations,  athletic clubs and other outside groups, to  utilize  its school
    
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    for  after-hour  use.  The  School Board  concedes that this longstanding  practice  amounts to  the
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
  • SOUTH FLORIDA COUNCIL, BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA.
  • Board of Broward County, and CAROLE
  • WEXLER, individually and in their capacities as members of the School Board of Broward
  • Injunction tiled on December 4.2000.
  • This case is another chapter in the struggle between private speech and public tolerance.
  • membership organizations, athletic clubs and other outside groups, to utilize its school
  • Moreover, in 1998, the two sides entered into a five-year partnership agreement
  • adults from group membership and the recent United States Supreme Court decision in Boy
  • viewpoint discrimination under the First Amendment as well as violative of the Equal
  • participation as citizens and to teach the values upon which our society rests.
  • patties' arguments and the relevant portions of the record, the Court grants Plaintiffs'
  • The Local Charter run by the South Florida Council' encompasses three South
  • The Boy Scouts of America's national policy regarding homosexuals is set forth in the
  • announcing the Supreme Court of the United States's decision in Boy Scours
  • At the hearing on the motion for preliminary injunction,
  • to use the public schools and school buses through written partnership
  • In July 2000, the Superintendent advised elementary, middle, and
  • Plaintiffs sought "to enjoin Defendants from discriminating against them by denying Boy Scouts
  • the Boy Scouts in protecting their constitutional rights from government infringement in D&e
  • decisions by school officials run afoul of the Constitution.
  • Board concedes that the Boy Scouts have a First Amendment right to freedom of expressive
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