Supreme Court Denies Request to Stop Boy Scouts’ Bankruptcy Settlement

Alleged sex-abuse victims said it would be unfair to allow the bankruptcy settlement to move forward.

The Boy Scouts of America signage at its headquarters in Irving, Texas, on Feb. 5, 2013. Tim Sharp/Reuters

The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Feb. 22 to halt the Boy Scouts of America’s $2.46 billion bankruptcy settlement after a group of alleged sex-abuse victims asked the court to hold up the proceeding while they appeal the settlement.

The court’s refusal to stay the settlement came in the form of an unsigned order (pdf) in Lujan Claimants v. Boy Scouts of America.