Religious Freedom Is Winning at the Supreme Court

The final weeks of a Supreme Court term are always full of suspense. This term was no different. Religious freedom advocates awaiting the Court's decision in Fulton v. Philadelphia were happily surprised. On June 17, the Court was unanimous in its judgment that the city of Philadelphia violated the First Amendment when it refused to renew its contract with the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia's foster-care placement agency unless the agency agreed to certify same-sex couples as foster parents.