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Fulton v Philadelphia

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

Supreme Court’s LGBTQ Foster Care Decision Offers Little Clarity For Religious Employers

In Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, No. 19-123 (June 17, 2021), the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of Catholic Social Services (CSS), holding that the “City of Brotherly Love” unconstitutionally excluded CSS from the...more

Goulston & Storrs PC

Making the Roster: Conflicting Title IX Interpretations Present Challenges for Transgendered Athlete Participation

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Nationwide, college athletic programs are facing a dilemma: can they roster transgendered athletes on teams that conform with their gender identity? The answer is: it depends on where the team is located....more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

SCOTUS Rules in Unanimous Favor of Catholic Government Contractor That Refuses to Work With Same-Sex Couples

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The narrow but unanimous ruling in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia does little to clarify for employers the tensions between religious liberties and LGBTQIA anti-discrimination rights....more

Miller Canfield

Supreme Court Rules on the ACA & Interplay Between the First Amendment & LGBTQ Community

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On June 17, 2021, the Supreme Court issued two decisions that may concern employers and their businesses. In Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Catholic Social Services (“CSS”), a...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Supreme Court Decides Fulton v. Philadelphia

On June 17, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Fulton v. Philadelphia, unanimously holding, with multiple concurring opinions, that Philadelphia violated a Catholic organization’s religious rights when it excluded that...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Supreme Court: Philadelphia Ordinance Unconstitutionally Burdened Religious Exercise

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The U.S. Supreme Court has found that Philadelphia’s ordinance requiring a private foster care agency to certify same-sex couples as foster parents burdened the agency’s religious exercise in violation of the Free Exercise...more

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