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About the Scouting Legal Defense Fund

The Scouting Legal Defense Fund was created to protect Scouting through legal
action and public education. The Fund is chaired by former United States
Attorney General Edwin Meese who is assisted by a distinguished National
Advisory Board. The Scouting Legal Defense Fund is a project of the American
Civil Rights Union (ACRU) which is dedicated to defending all of the rights
in the Constitution. In this respect, it differs significantly from
organizations such as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) which defends
only some constitutional rights and even then only as they interpret them.
The current attack on Scouting dramatically illustrates this difference. In
Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, the ACRU filed a legal brief strongly
supporting the Scouts. The ACLU filed a brief opposing the Scouts' right to
set and maintain their own standards. How You Can Help! If you would like us
to keep you informed about the activities of the Scouting Legal Defense Fund,
we encourage you to fill in your e-mail address and other information below.
We will send you periodic updates.
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Our work in helping defend Scouting depends on the generous contributions of
people like you. Please consider making a contribution, either through our
secure on line credit card option or by check or credit card by regular mail.
The American Civil Rights Union, the sponsor of the Legal Defense Fund, is a
501(c) (3) organization so your contribution is tax deductible.
Finally, if you are aware of any attacks on Scouting, especially indirect
attacks such as legal action directed at school districts, cities or other
entities besides the Scouts themselves, please contact us and let us know.

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