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|procedural_history=The women-inclusive chapters of Jaycees filed charged of sexism with the Minnesota department of human rights. | |procedural_history=The women-inclusive chapters of Jaycees filed charged of sexism with the Minnesota department of human rights. | ||
|issues=Can the United States Jaycees branch in Minnesota prevent women from becoming voting members? | |issues=Can the United States Jaycees branch in Minnesota prevent women from becoming voting members? | ||
|arguments=Jaycees national office argued that by requirement them to admit women, the Jaycees were being deprived of their constitutional right of association under the [[First Amendment]]. They didn't want to be forced to associate with women in their leadership development training. | |||
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|link=https://www.quimbee.com/cases/roberts-v-united-states-jaycees | |link=https://www.quimbee.com/cases/roberts-v-united-states-jaycees | ||
Revision as of 15:02, January 12, 2023
| Roberts v. United States Jaycees | |
| Court | Supreme Court of the United States |
|---|---|
| Citation | |
| Date decided | July 3, 1984 |
Facts
Jaycees provided leadership and management training. The organization had over 300,000 members in the late 1970s.
At the time, the United States Jaycees (USJ) (plaintiff), a social organization, only allowed young men to become full members.
Kathryn Roberts was the Acting Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Rights.
Procedural History
The women-inclusive chapters of Jaycees filed charged of sexism with the Minnesota department of human rights.
Issues
Can the United States Jaycees branch in Minnesota prevent women from becoming voting members?
Arguments
Jaycees national office argued that by requirement them to admit women, the Jaycees were being deprived of their constitutional right of association under the First Amendment. They didn't want to be forced to associate with women in their leadership development training.
