Lambda Legal Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Lower Court Ruling & Reject Religion as Legal Grounds for Discrimination
February 26, 2020
February 26, 2020
NEW YORK, Feb. 26 -- Lambda Legal issued the following statement by Senior Counsel Karen L. Loewy:
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, an appeal by Catholic Social Services (CSS), a taxpayer-funded child welfare agency, which claims a constitutional right to turn away same-sex couples seeking to provide loving homes to children in the public foster care system. CSS argues that the agency should not have to comply with the City of Philadelphia's non- . . .
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, an appeal by Catholic Social Services (CSS), a taxpayer-funded child welfare agency, which claims a constitutional right to turn away same-sex couples seeking to provide loving homes to children in the public foster care system. CSS argues that the agency should not have to comply with the City of Philadelphia's non- . . .