The ACRU originally restricted itself to amicus briefs, having filed briefs in 15 cases by 2008; its first was in Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, a case argued on April 26, 2000, in which the Supreme Court decided that the Boy Scouts could not be legally forced to retain openly gay adult Scout leaders.
Due to a lack of resources, the ACRU originally restricted itself to amicus briefs, having filed briefs in 15 cases by 2008. The ACRU filed its first amicus brief in Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, a case in which the Supreme Court decided that the Boy Scouts could not be legally forced to retain openly gay adult Scout leaders. Argued April 26, 2000
Decided June 28, 2000 v. Dale, 530 U.S. 640 (2000), was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court, decided on June 28, 2000, that held that the constitutional right to freedom of association allowed the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to exclude a homosexual person from membership in spite of a state law requiring equal treatment of homosexuals in public accommodations. In a five to four decision, the Supreme Court ruled that opposition to homosexuality is part of BSA's "expressive message" and that allowing homosexuals as adult leaders would interfere with that message. 
