The Orthodox Union is supporting the Boy Scouts of America in a U.S. Supreme Court case involving the Scouts’ decision to fire a gay rights activist as a scoutmaster. In a friend-of-the-court brief, the O.U. is backing the Boy Scouts’ claim that a New Jersey Supreme Court decision in the case violates the group’s First Amendment rights.
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