Randall v. Orange County Council
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Randall v. Orange County Council, 17 Cal.4th 736, 952 P.2d 261, 72 Cal.Rptr.2d 453 (1998), was a case before the Supreme Court of California that established that groups such as the Boy Scouts of America are not considered "business establishments" as used in the state's Unruh Civil Rights Act and could not be subject to its provisions. Its companion case was Curran v. Mount Diablo Council of the Boy Scouts of America, 17 Cal.4th 670, 952 P.2d 218, 72 Cal.Rptr.2d 410 (1998).
Quick Facts Randall v. Orange County Council, Decided March 23, 1998 ...
Randall v. Orange County Council | |
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Decided March 23, 1998 | |
Full case name | Michael Randall, a Minor, etc., et al., v. Orange County Council, Boy Scouts of America |
Citation(s) | 17 Cal.4th 736; 952 P.2d 261; 72 Cal.Rptr.2d 453; 1998 Cal. LEXIS 1450; 98 Cal. Daily Op. Service 2054; 98 Daily Journal DAR 2798 |
Case history | |
Prior history | 22 Cal.App.4th 1526, 26 Cal.Rptr.2d 53 (1994) |
Subsequent history | Rehearing denied (1998 Cal. LEXIS 2970) |
Holding | |
The Boy Scouts of America are not considered a "business establishment" and do not fall under the provisions of California's Unruh Civil Rights Act. Decision of the Court of Appeal is reversed. | |
Court membership | |
Chief Justice | Ronald M. George |
Associate Justices | Stanley Mosk, Joyce L. Kennard, Marvin R. Baxter, Kathryn Werdegar, Ming Chin, Janice Rogers Brown |
Case opinions | |
Majority | George, joined by Kennard, Baxter, Chin |
Concurrence | Mosk |
Concurrence | Kennard |
Concurrence | Werdegar |
Concurrence | Brown |
Laws applied | |
Unruh Civil Rights Act (Cal. Civil Code § 51) |
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