Scouts
2012 Oct 18 |
In Portland, Oregon, the Boy Scouts of America some 4,500 pages of secret "perversion files" released by order of the Oregon Supreme Court, their maneuvers protected suspected sexual predators while victims suffered in silence. The new files from Scout headquarters in Texas dated back to the 1920s. Links: USA, Sex, Texas, Oregon, Scouts ![]() |
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2013 Feb 6 |
Faced with intense pressure from two flanks, the Boy Scouts of America said it needed more time for consultations before deciding whether to move away from its policy of excluding gays as scouts or adult leaders. Links: USA, Gays, Scouts ![]() |
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2014 Dec 10 |
The British Scouting Association apologized after revealing that 48 sexual abuse lawsuits had been made since the movement started in 1907, 36 of which had been brought since October 2012. Links: Britain, Sex, Scouts ![]() |
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2014 Dec 11 |
Britain's Scout Association was warned that sexual abuse claims that have led to payouts of £500,000 were only the "tip of the iceberg." Links: Britain, Sex, Scouts ![]() |
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2020 Feb 18 |
The Boy Scouts of America, barraged with sex-abuse lawsuits, filed for bankruptcy protection in Delaware in hopes of working out a potentially mammoth victim compensation plan that will allow the 110-year-old organization to carry on. Links: USA, Delaware, Bankruptcy, Scouts ![]() |
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2020 Nov 16 |
Some 88,500 claims of sexual abuse have been filed against the Boy Scouts of America as the deadline arrived for submitting claims in the organization's bankruptcy case. Links: USA, Sex, Scouts ![]() |
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2020 Dec 24 |
Lawyers filed papers in Manhattan federal court to repel an effort by the Boy Scouts to toss out before trial a trademark infringement lawsuit the Girl Scouts filed in 2018. Links: USA, NYC, Scouts ![]() |
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2020 Dec 28 |
It was reported that child labor in the palm oil industry is tied to Girl Scout cookies. Indonesia and Malaysia supply 85% of the world’s most consumed vegetable oil. Links: USA, Indonesia, Malaysia, Food, Scouts ![]() |
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2021 Jul 1 |
The Boy Scouts of America filed an $850 million agreement to compensate sex-abuse victims. The agreement prompted outrage the next day from some survivors and their advocates, while others were encouraged and saw it as the best outcome that could be achieved under the circumstances. Links: USA, Scouts ![]() |
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2021 Aug 19 |
A bankruptcy judge approved a proposal by the Boy Scouts of America to enter into an agreement that includes an $850 million fund to compensate tens of thousands of men who say they were sexually abused as youngsters by Scout leaders and others. Links: USA, Scouts ![]() |
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2022 Apr 7 |
A Manhattan federal court ruled that the Boy Scouts of America's use of the word "Scouting" to advertise co-ed programs does not violate the Girl Scouts' trademark rights. Links: USA, NYC, Scouts ![]() |
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2022 Jul 22 |
A filing in Delaware bankruptcy court showed that the Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts have settled their dispute over the Boy Scouts' right to use the word "scouting" to advertise co-ed programs. Links: USA, Delaware, Scouts ![]() |
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2022 Jul 29 |
A US judge in Delaware rejected key aspects of the Boy Scouts of America's reorganization plan and its underlying sex abuse settlement, delaying the national youth organization's ability to emerge from bankruptcy. Links: USA, Delaware, Scouts ![]() |
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2022 Sep 8 |
The Boy Scouts of America secured approval of a $2.46 billion reorganization plan from a bankruptcy judge that will allow the youth organization to exit Chapter 11 and settle decades of claims by more than 80,000 men who say they were abused as children by troop leaders. Links: USA, Scouts ![]() |
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2022 Oct 18 |
The 110-year-old Girl Scouts of the USA said philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $84.5 million to the organization and 29 of its local branches, calling it a vote of confidence. Links: USA, Scouts ![]() |
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