Supreme Court rules in favor of Catholic foster care agency that refused to work with same-sex couples

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By CNN Newsource

June 17, 2021 7:51 AM

Published June 17, 2021 7:32 AM

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter

The Supreme Court on Thursday said that Philadelphia violated the First Amendment when it froze the contract of a Catholic Foster Care Agency that refused to work with same-sex couples as potential foster parents because the agency believes that marriage should be between a man and a woman.

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