Some are heralding a unanimous Supreme Court decision that upholds the ability of a faith-based foster care agency to operate according to its faith as a statement from the nation’s highest court of its commitment to religious liberty.
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Ruling Seen as Victory for Children, Foster Parents and Religious Liberty
As a consequence of the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling June 17 in Fulton v. Philadelphia, faith-based and other agencies across the country may not be forced by a government agency to violate their deeply held beliefs against placing children in households led by same-sex or cohabitating adults.
Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Law’s Individual Mandate in 7-2 Ruling
In a 7-2 decision June 17, the Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to the Affordable Care Act, saying the states that sued over the law did not have the legal right to do so.
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Catholic Agency in Foster Case
In a unanimous decision June 17, the Supreme Court said that a Catholic social service agency should not have been excluded from Philadelphia’s foster care program because it did not accept same-sex couples as foster parents.
High Court to Hear Major Abortion Case From Mississippi in its Next Term
The U.S. Supreme Court said in a May 17 order that it will hear oral arguments during its next term on a 2018 Mississippi abortion law banning most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
Trump Highlights Accomplishments on His Way Out of White House
President Donald Trump spent the last day of his presidency in office looking back at his accomplishments, wishing his successor good luck, issuing pardons, and hinting at a possible White House run in the future.
Federal Judge Orders Full Restoration of DACA Program
A federal judge Dec. 4 said the Trump administration must fully restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, after the program that protects qualifying young adult immigrants from deportation was suspended this summer by Chad Wolf, acting Homeland Security secretary.
Analysis: Getting Beyond Politics on Brooklyn’s Religious Freedom Fight
Probably it should come as no surprise that reaction to the Nov. 25 U.S. Supreme Court decision granting an injunction against limits on public worship imposed by New York State was immediately swept up into the broader political fulcrum of 2020.
Supreme Court to Hear Cases Emerging From Trump’s Immigration Policies
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear cases stemming from President Donald Trump’s immigration policies related to financing border wall construction and the requirement that asylum-seekers remain in Mexico until their claims are processed.
Supreme Court’s New Term Is Busy on Many Levels
Although the Supreme Court began its new term Oct. 5, it is hardly business as usual since the court only has eight members on the bench and it is continuing to hear oral arguments by teleconference due to heath concerns.