NAT. ORG. FOR WOMEN v. LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INC.


127 N.J. Super. 522 (1974)

318 A.2d 33

NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN, ESSEX COUNTY CHAPTER, JUDITH S. WEISS, PRESIDENT; GILBERT H. FRANCIS, DIRECTOR, DIVISION ON CIVIL RIGHTS, COMPLAINANTS-RESPONDENTS, v. LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INC., RESPONDENT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided March 29, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Michael D. Loprete argued the cause for appellant (Messrs. Mattson, Madden, Polito & Loprete, attorneys).

Mr. Bertram P. Goltz, Jr., Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for Director, Division on Civil Rights (Mr. William F. Hyland, Attorney General of New Jersey [Mr. George F. Kugler, Jr., former Attorney General of New Jersey], attorney).

Ms. Nadine Taub filed a brief on behalf of amici curiae Women's Rights in Tenafly and eight named girls aged 8 to 12 (Ms. Phoebe Seham, attorney).

Before Judges CONFORD, HANDLER and MEANOR.


The opinion of the court was delivered by CONFORD, P.J.A.D.

This is an appeal from an order and an amended order of the Division on Civil Rights, entered on a report, findings and recommendations by Sylvia B. Pressler, hearing officer, adopted by the Director of the Division, ordering Little League Baseball, Inc. ("Little League") and all local baseball leagues chartered by it in this State to admit girls aged 8 to 12 to participation in their baseball programs conducted...

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