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Boy Scouts sell off famed Norman Rockwell paintings and earn $3.7m to compensate sex abuse victims

The Boy Scouts filed for bankruptcy in 2020 and auctioning off the art is a bid to survive the barrage of sexual abuse claims

The Independent UK

The Boy Scouts inspired Norman Rockwell. His works will now help pay abuse survivors

Works from the Boy Scouts of America's art collection, including some paintings by Norman Rockwell, will go up for auction to help compensate tens of thousands of people, mainly men, who were sexually abused while in scouting

The Independent UK

After years of scandal, Boy Scouts of America changes its name to Scouting America

The 114-year-old organization says it's rebranding to Scouting America to be more inclusive. The move by the Boy Scouts after a wide-ranging child sex abuse scandal and bankruptcy.

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The First Amendment Right to Affirmative Action

How private universities can use Boy Scouts v. Dale to get out from under Students for Fair Admissions

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US Supreme Court Allows .46B Boy Scouts Settlement

US Supreme Court decision allows .46 billion Boy Scouts sex abuse settlement to proceed, providing compensation for victims.

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Earn a Fortune With These In-Demand Old Home Items

Here are ten old things in your home that could be worth a fortune.

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Boy Scouts back from the bankruptcy brink

The brand had a spectacular fall but appears ready to put its scandals behind it and move forward.

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‘Scouts Honor,’ a Netflix doc on troop leaders’ abuse of boys, inspires and infuriates

Film focuses on the Boy Scouts’ extensive files of abuse allegations that often were withheld from law enforcement.

Chicago Sun-Times

He survived sexual abuse in the Boy Scouts of America. Now he wants justice

Ron Hunter was repeatedly assaulted and sex-trafficked as a child. At 63, he’s telling his story – to protect others and heal himself

The Guardian - US

Wade Goodwyn, longtime NPR correspondent, dies at age 63

Wade Goodwyn had one of public radio's most recognizable voices, but it was his rich writing and keen observations that made him a listener favorite over decades at NPR.

WEKU

Boy Scouts of America can now create $2.4 billion fund to pay claims for Scouts who survived abuse – a bankruptcy expert explains what's next

On April 19, 2023, the Boy Scouts of America declared that it has exited its bankruptcy case after clearing one of the last legal hurdles in its way. Some insurance companies and sex abuse claimants objected to the Boy Scouts’ plan to pay claimants, but the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court…

The Conversation

Boy Scouts selling off storied camps under pressure from sex abuse claims, bankruptcy — and locals are worried

PHILADELPHIA — Camp Trexler drapes across 755 sylvan acres in the Poconos where, for a century, Boy Scouts have enjoyed swimming, making campfires and hiking.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Boy Scouts sell land in assault payouts

Conservation groups rush to preserve camps across the U.S as some properties sell to the highest bidder

Salon

Could a Public Law School Stop Student Groups from Excluding Speakers Based on Their Support of Israel?

Several student groups at UC Berkeley Law School have signed on to a pledge not to invite any speakers—speaking on any subject—if those speakers "have expressed and continued to hold views … in support of Zionism, the apartheid state of Israel, and the occupation of Palestine." Berkeley Dean Erwin Chemerinsky,…

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Reasons Not to Limit Private-Employer-Imposed Speech Restrictions: The Employer's Own Free Speech Rights?

As I mentioned earlier this week, ten years ago I wrote a descriptive and analytical law review article called Private Employees' Speech and Political Activity: Statutory Protection Against Employer Retaliation, which aimed to catalog these often-little-known statutes. This year, I'm returning to the subject, trying to analyze the strongest arguments…

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Boy Scouts ruling threatens $250 million abuse deal with Mormons

The Boy Scouts of America may be forced to cut $250 million from its proposal to set up a trust fund for sex abuse victims after a judge rejected a key provision of a deal the youth group signed with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The Independent UK

Ruling leaves questions about Boy Scouts bankruptcy plan

A Delaware bankruptcy judge has approved parts of the Boy Scouts of America’s reorganization plan but has rejected other provisions, saying the organization has decisions to make regarding the plan

Tribune News Service

Boy Scouts must change $2.7 billion sex abuse fund, judge rules

The Boy Scouts of America must adjust their plan to create the biggest sexual abuse compensation fund in the U.S. in order to win final court approval for the $2.7 billion proposal, a judge ruled.

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The Guardian - UK

Cheerfulness by Timothy Hampton review – the power of pep

This literary and cultural survey of a neglected emotion takes in Beckett, Boy Scouts and breakfast cereal

The Guardian - US

Michigan police to conduct review after officers used images of Black men for target practice

Photos showing targets were taken during a Boy Scouts field trip to the Farmington Hills police department in April

Salon

5 horrifying Boy Scout abuse doc moments

Hulu's two-hour film revisits the rampant sexual abuse that took place within the Boy Scouts of America for decades

The Guardian - US

‘It’s such a horrible thing’: devastating film examines sexual abuse in the Boy Scouts

In Leave No Trace, survivors speak about what they endured under the Boy Scouts of America, leading to the biggest sexual abuse settlement in history

The Independent UK

Scouts sell off camps under strain from sex abuse suits

As the financially struggling Boy Scouts sell off a growing number of campgrounds — conservationists, government officials and others are scrambling to find ways to preserve them as open space

Reason

Sage Steele Suing ESPN for Violating Her Free Speech Rights: A Quick Sense of the Law

NPR (Dustin Jones) reports on the lawsuit, Steele v. ESPN Productions, Inc. (Conn. Super. Ct.): During Steele's appearance on former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler's podcast, which aired Sept. 29, 2021, Cutler asked why she had a Band-Aid on her armp. She explained that she had just gotten her COVID-19 vaccine…

The Independent UK

Boys Scouts bankruptcy judge approves sale of BSA warehouse

The judge handling the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy has approved the BSA’s request to sell its warehouse and distribution center in North Carolina for roughly $13.5 million and lease back the property from the buyer

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