James Dale Sues Pentagon for February Scouting America Deal as Accounts Clash on Transgender Policy
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 25
James Dale Sues Pentagon for February Scouting America Deal as Accounts Clash on Transgender Policy
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 25
Summary
A FOIA complaint filed in New York seeks the final signed February memorandum between the Pentagon and Scouting America, which James Dale says the department withheld for months.
Pete Hegseth has said the deal bars Scouting America from promoting diversity policies and means transgender people cannot participate openly, but the group says it has not changed its membership rules.
Scouting America said it will continue welcoming all youth and remains committed to making them feel valued and respected, directly undercutting Hegseth's public description of the agreement.
The lawsuit revives Dale's long-running role in the scouting movement: he was the plaintiff in the Supreme Court's 5-4 2000 ruling that let the Boy Scouts exclude gay members.