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QUINNIPIAC COUNCIL, BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, INC. v. CHRO

(12981), (12982)

204 Conn. 287 (1987)

QUINNIPIAC COUNCIL, BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, INC. v. COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released July 7, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan H. Bartholomew, with whom, on the brief, were Alice S. Miskimin, and Michael Quinn and Richard A. Duncan, legal interns, for the appellant (defendant Catherine Pollard).

Arnold B. Feigin, assistant attorney general, with whom were Barney Lapp and Richard T. Sponzo, assistant attorneys general, and, on the brief, Joseph I. Lieberman, attorney general, for the appellant (named defendant).

George A. Davidson, pro hac vice, with whom were Linda Trummer-Napolitano, pro hac vice, and James F. Stapleton, for the appellee (plaintiff).

PETERS, C. J., HEALEY, SHEA, CALLAHAN and MORAGHAN, JS.

PETERS, C. J.

The dispositive issue in this case is whether the refusal to permit a woman to serve as a scoutmaster for a Boy Scout troop is a violation of our public accommodation statute, General Statutes (Rev. to 1977) § 53-35 (a).1 As a result of a complaint filed by the defendant Catherine Pollard, the defendant Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) decided, after a hearing...

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