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- abbreviation Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
- abbreviation Boy Scouts of America
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- initialism Boy Scouts of America
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Examples
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The ACLU has persistently argued that the BSA is a religious organization and so government support for it violates church and state.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Some Strange Consequences of Public Accommodations Laws 2010
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Whether the BSA is a “place of public accomodation” under the NJ statute is a consideration in deciding that issue but the ultimate issue is a constitutional one, not a public policy one.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Enough with the Ridiculous Hyperbole! 2010
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Whether the BSA is a “place of public accomodation” under the NJ statute is a consideration in deciding that issue but the ultimate issue is a constitutional one, not a public policy one.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Enough with the Ridiculous Hyperbole! 2010
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My favorite part was when the court said that the strongest evidence that the BSA is a “place” of public accommodation is the implied invitation that occurs every time a scout appears in public wearing the uniform.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Some Strange Consequences of Public Accommodations Laws 2010
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Note that the BSA is an “accommodation” as well (as were the Jaycees and the Rotary); had it not been, the case would have been easily disposed of on those grounds.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Enough with the Ridiculous Hyperbole! 2010
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My favorite part was when the court said that the strongest evidence that the BSA is a “place” of public accommodation is the implied invitation that occurs every time a scout appears in public wearing the uniform.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Some Strange Consequences of Public Accommodations Laws 2010
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Beekeeper hit it, BSA is cheap, but if it came with the gun at least give it a try.
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It may hurt the few homosexuals who seek positions within the BSA that put them in intimate contact with young boys, but it protects the young boys AND the BSA from the possible consequences.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Some Strange Consequences of Public Accommodations Laws 2010
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The problem was that it was difficult to make a “straight” case that BSA is an organization with the purpose of “expressing” anything, certainly not anything about homosexuality.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Some Strange Consequences of Public Accommodations Laws 2010
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Beekeeper hit it, BSA is cheap, but if it came with the gun at least give it a try.
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