Is the Trump Administration asking the Supreme Court to protect religious freedom by ruling against adoption rights for same-sex couples?
Thursday, June 11, 2020
By William Boger
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The Trump Administration is supporting a Catholic social-services organization's lawsuit against the city of Philadelphia. The city had cancelled a contract with the organization after determining that it had been discriminating against LGBTQ+ couples seeking to adopt children.
Lower courts sided with the city, arguing that welfare services don't have a constitutional right to discriminate. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal. A Justice Department brief filed June 3 sides with the agency and other Catholic supporters, arguing that the city should not discriminate on the basis of religion and unfairly targeted the organization because of its religious affiliation.
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