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Update: Barrett and Supreme Court lean towards Catholic agency in LGBTQ+ foster parents case
The US Supreme Court, including newly appointed justice Amy Coney Barrett, who is known for her anti-LGBTQ+ comments and actions, has shown sympathy for Catholic Social Services (CSS) in a dispute between the agency and local Philadelphia authorities. Hearings took place on Wednesday 4, when justices heard arguments on whether Philadelphia authorities have the right to enforce a non-discrimination policy for sexual orientation on CSS, which does not work with same-sex foster parents.Brett KavanaughAccording to Reuters, conservative justices were openly sympathetic to CSS, with Brett Kavanaugh accusing Philadelphia of ‘looking for a fight’.