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:
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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
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