Religious Groups, Foster Care, and the First Amendment

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🗓️ 6 November 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

On November 4, as the nation watched and waited for election results, the Supreme Court continued business as usual, hearing oral arguments in one of the term’s key cases—Fulton v. City of Philadelphia. This lawsuit was brought by Catholic Social Services (CSS), a foster-care organization that works with the city of Philadelphia to certify prospective foster parents. When the city found out that CSS, due it its religious beliefs, would not certify unmarried or same-sex married couples to be foster parents, the city cut off foster-parent referrals to CSS, and CSS filed suit. To explain the case, recap the arguments on both sides, and explore the major implications a decision may have for how to balance anti-discrimination laws and religious freedom under the First Amendment—host Jeffrey Rosen was joined by Leah Litman, Michigan Law Professor and host of the Supreme Court podcast Strict Scrutiny, and Jonathan Adler, Professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Law and contributing editor to National Review Online. Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org.

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0:31.0	I'm Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center and
0:38.7	welcome to We The People, the Weekly Show of Constitutional Debate.
0:42.4	The National Constitution Center is a nonpartisan nonprofit
0:46.1	chartered by Congress to increase awareness and understanding of the Constitution
0:50.8	among the American people. On November 4th, the Supreme Court
0:54.0	Court heard oral arguments in Fulton versus City of Philadelphia, a case that
0:58.0	could have important implications for the future of the Free Exercise
1:01.2	Clause of the First Amendment and anti-discrimination law.
1:04.6	On today's episode, we will explore the constitutional implications of the case and its
1:10.2	importance.
1:11.2	I'm joined by two of America's leading experts on the Constitution.
1:14.7	Jonathan H. Adler is the inaugural Johann Verheim Memorial Professor of Law and
1:19.0	director of the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law.
1:25.0	Professor Adler is author or editor of seven books including Business and the Roberts Court.
1:30.0	He's also a contributing editor to National Review online and a regular contributor to the legal blog,
1:35.2	The Volik Conspiracy.
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