FRANK v. IVY CLUB


120 N.J. 73 (1990)

576 A.2d 241

SALLY FRANK, COMPLAINANT-APPELLANT, v. IVY CLUB, TIGER INN, AND TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, RESPONDENTS-RESPONDENTS, AND UNIVERSITY COTTAGE CLUB, RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 3, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sally Frank, pro se, and Nadine Taub argued the cause for appellant (Nadine Taub and Sally Frank, attorneys; Anna May Sheppard, of counsel).

Wendy L. Mager argued the cause for respondent Trustees of Princeton University (Smith, Stratton, Wise, Heher & Brennan, attorneys).

Susan L. Reisner, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent Division on Civil Rights (Robert J. Del Tufo, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

Barbara Strapp Nelson argued the cause for respondent Ivy Club (McCarthy and Schatzman, attorneys).

Russel H. Beatie, Jr., a member of the New York bar, argued the cause for respondent Tiger Inn (Lum, Hoens, Abeles, Conant & Danzis, attorneys).

Richard E. Shapiro, Director, Division of Public Interest Advocacy, argued the cause for amicus curiae Public Advocate (Thomas S. Smith, Acting Public Advocate, attorney).

Denise Reinhardt submitted briefs on behalf of amicus curiae New Jersey Coalition on Civil Rights Enforcement (Reinhardt & Schachter, attorneys).

Tanya E. Pushnack submitted a letter brief on behalf of amicus curiae Princeton Undergraduates for Co-Educated Eating Clubs (Zazzali, Zazzali, Fagella & Nowak, attorneys).

Joan Pransky submitted a brief on behalf of amici curiae American Jewish Congress, Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith and Community Relations Committee of the United Jewish Federation of MetroWest (Joan Pransky, attorney; Joan Pransky and Jeremy S. Garber, on the brief).


The opinion of the Court was delivered by GARIBALDI, J.

This appeal concerns whether the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (Division) followed the proper administrative procedure in concluding that it had jurisdiction under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 to -42 (LAD), over the Tiger Inn and Ivy Club (Clubs), all-male eating Clubs at Princeton University. Central to the resolution of the jurisdictional issue is whether the Clubs...

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