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...Yugoslavia (the Sacramento Kings' 7-ft. 1-in. Vlade Divac) and now, gingerly, to China. Wang Zhizhi--who shoots like a dream and dribbles pretty nimbly--has the one thing that NBA scouts know even four years of NCAA ball could never give him--7 ft. 1 in. Says Dale Brown, who tried unsuccessfully to lure him to Louisiana State: "Wang is ready for the NBA right now." And the NBA is very ready for Wang...
...Dale had spent a dozen years in the group, earning 30 merit badges, rising to the level of eagle scout before becoming an assistant scoutmaster. But then Scout officials saw a photo in a local New Jersey paper that identified Dale as a leader of the Lesbian/Gay Alliance at Rutgers University. The Scouts promptly expelled him. Dale's ouster, the court declared, was "based on little more than prejudice"; he had "never used his leadership position or membership [in the Scouts] to promote homosexuality, or any message inconsistent with Boy Scouts' policies" of being "morally straight" and "clean...
...appeal. Meanwhile, atheists who sued for membership were ruled out of order, as was a woman who wanted to be a scoutmaster. But last week the New Jersey supreme court brought an end to the win streak. In a unanimous decision, the seven justices upheld the membership of James Dale, 29, a gay assistant scoutmaster expelled...
...Scouts of America has not been completely resistant to modernization of its membership criteria. After winning the lawsuit brought by the woman scoutmaster in 1987, the group eventually altered its rules and allowed women to become scoutmasters. But even as New Jersey ordered Dale to be reinstated, the group shows no sign of compromise over gays. Scout lawyer Davidson says he will bring the battle to a new arena: the U.S. Supreme Court. "This ruling unconstitutionally infringes on the rights of the Boy Scouts of America," says Davidson. "It's sad when the state dictates to parents what role models...
...Hearing a lawsuit brought by James Dale, now 29, a New Jersey assistant scoutmaster expelled from the organization nine years ago after a newspaper revealed his sexual orientation, the New Jersey bench ruled unanimously that the Boy Scouts? broad-based membership and partnerships with police and fire departments and other public entities rendered it a "place of public accommodation" ? legally on a par with, say, a restaurant ? and therefore bound by the state?s anti-discrimination laws. "The New Jersey ruling is an important victory for the gay rights movement," says TIME correspondent Adam Cohen. "The ?place of public accommodation...