Cradle of Liberty Council v. City of Philadelphia

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Cradle of Liberty Council, Inc., Boy Scouts of America, v. City of Philadelphia also known as Cradle of Liberty Council v. City of Philadelphia, [2:08-cv-02429RB] is a case involving the Cradle of Liberty Council versus the City of Philadelphia. The case was filed on 2008-05-23 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Judge Ronald L. Buckwalter is presiding over the case. The Boy Scouts are represented by Drinker Biddle.^[1]

1 Background
2 See also
3 External links
4 References

[edit] Background

The City of Philadelphia says that it cannot allow organizations that receive city benefits to discriminate and are poised to evict the local Scout council from their city-owned headquarters on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.^[1]

The City has imposed an unconstitutional condition upon Cradle of Liberty's receipt of a benefit that Cradle of Liberty has enjoyed for nearly eight decades, and that many other organizations that limit members or services to members of a particular group continue to enjoy without punishment or the threat of punishment

—COLBSA Court Filing

The Boy Scouts of America is a private, non profit organization engaged in instilling its system of values in young people. It asserts that homosexuality is inconsistent with those values. The Scouts contend that the city's ultimatum violates their rights under the U.S. and Pennsylvania Constitutions.^[1]