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THREAD: All about today’s argument in #Fulton v. Philadelphia. Both the Justices and the parties agreed that Catholic Social Services, Sharonell Fulton, and Toni Simms-Busch do vital work to protect needy kids in Philadelphia. #FreeToFoster #fultonvphiladelphia (1/13)
By contrast, the Justices repeatedly worried that city officials were going out of their way to manufacture an unnecessary fight, taking a position that will hurt kids in foster care and shut down CSS’s 200-year-old ministry. (2/13) #fultonvphiladelphia
For instance, Justice Breyer said that it was “bothering me a lot” that “no family has ever been turned down by this agency—indeed has never applied,” but city officials still tried to shut Catholic Social Services down. (3/13) #SCOTUS #Fulton
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Great argument in Fulton today! #SCOTUS looks poised to protect foster families and their Catholic foster care ministry. Main question is how broad the vote will be (8-1, 9-0?) and how broad the reasoning (is Smith in play?). Key takeaways: (thread)
The Justices broadly agreed that CSS has done vital work for over 200 years, and the City had no need to go after them. No same-sex couple has ever been turned away, yet city officials manufactured this dispute by shutting down CSS. 2/
Kavanaugh called the City’s position “absolutist and extreme,” noting that Philadelphia “created this clash,” even though “no same-sex couple has ever come to Catholic Social Services for participation in this program.” 3/
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In Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, experts weigh in on faith-based #fostercare and #religiousfreedom.

Read all: s3.amazonaws.com/becketnewsite/… #SCOTUS #FreeToFoster

From @asmauddinesq:
"For Catholics, foster care is not merely good; it is holy." #FreeToFoster

From Archbishop @ThomasWenski, @usccbfreedom
"It's no wonder that so many successful foster parents say that the support of their faith community and the religious agencies they partner with has been a vital resource." #FreeToFoster #SCOTUS #Fulton #fostercare

From @NaomiSRiley, @AEI:
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