Trump wants the Supreme Court to allow adoption agencies to turn away same-sex couples

The Trump Administration has filed a new law brief with the Supreme Court. In it, the administration argues that adoption agencies should have a right to refuse to home children with same-sex couples based on religious beliefs.

The debate rose out of the City of Philadelphia, where the city itself had a contract with Catholic Social Services to help place needy children in foster and adoptive care. The city terminated its contract with CSS in 2018 when the agency refused to place any of its children with same-sex couples, citing a city law that requires nondiscrimination by all agencies contracting with the city government. CSS claimed it would not abide by the regulation, citing religious exemption.

CSS ultimately sued the City of Philadelphia over the issue in 2018, claiming religious discrimination. A federal judge sided with the city, noting that other religious agencies contracting with the city also objected to homosexuality, but did not refuse service to same-sex couples. A court of appeals unanimously upheld the lower court decision in 2019, setting the stage for a battle before the Supreme Court.

Now, Metro Weekly reports, that the Trump Administration has filed a brief with the Supreme Court arguing that requiring CSS to serve gay couples violates the agencies First Amendment rights….

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