Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
U.S. Supreme Court · decided June 17, 2021 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)
- Decided
- June 17, 2021
- Term
- October Term 2020
- Vote
- 9–0
- Majority author
- Justice Roberts
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome
- Petitioning party won
- Ideological direction
- Conservative
Opinion excerpt
7/16/2021 10:41:51 AM Compare Results Old File: New File: 19-123.pdf 19-123_new.pdf versus 110 pages (538 KB) 110 pages (605 KB) 6/15/2021 8:25:12 PM 7/16/2021 10:18:49 AM Total Changes Content Styling and Annotations 7 8 Replacements 0 Styling 0 Insertions 0 Annotations 1 Deletion Go to First Change (page 1) file://NoURLProvided[7/16/2021 10:41:51 AM] (Slip Opinion) OCTOBER TERM, 2020 1 Syllabus NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co., 200 U. S. 321 , 337. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus FULTON ET AL. v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ET AL. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT No. 19–123. Argued November 4, 2020—Decided June 17, 2021 Philadelphia’s foster care system relies on cooperation between the City and private foster care agencies. The City enters standard annual con- tracts with the agencies to place children with foster families. One of the responsibilities of the agencies is certifying prospective foster fam- ilies under state statutory criteria. Petitioner Catholic Social Services has contracted with the City to…
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