Supreme Court allows Scouts to bar gay troop leaders
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Boy Scouts may reject homosexuals from serving as troop leaders, grounding the decision in expressive association. The ruling may also permit excluding gay youths. dissenters argued New Jersey law against discrimination would still apply.
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House OKs GOP prescription drug bill in partisan vote
The House approved a GOP plan to add a Medicare prescription drug benefit by a 217 to 214 vote amid a Clinton veto threat. Democrats, led by Dick Gephardt, opposed the measure as too weak and costly, while some members shifted to back a larger Democratic option. The result sets the issue up for fall campaigning among seniors, a key swing bloc in the elections.
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