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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of June 14

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This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.

This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.

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    DMBuce
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    Link
    https://www.scotusblog.com/2021/06/court-holds-that-citys-refusal-to-make-referrals-to-faith-based-agency-violates-constitution/

    https://www.scotusblog.com/2021/06/court-holds-that-citys-refusal-to-make-referrals-to-faith-based-agency-violates-constitution/

    In a clash between religious freedom and public policies that protect LGBTQ people, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Philadelphia violated the First Amendment’s free exercise clause when the city stopped working with a Catholic organization that refused to certify same-sex couples as potential foster parents.

    In his 77-page concurring opinion, Alito criticized the narrowness of the court’s ruling, writing that Thursday’s decision “might as well be written on the dissolving paper sold in magic shops.” Philadelphia, Alito suggested, could easily sidestep the decision simply by getting rid of the exemption system, and the ruling “provides no guidance” for similar disputes elsewhere in the country.

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      Omnicrola
      Link Parent
      Did you mean for that link to go somewhere different? ;)

      Did you mean for that link to go somewhere different? ;)

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      1. DMBuce
        Link Parent
        Whoops, fixed, thanks! Edit: Third time's the charm.

        Whoops, fixed, thanks!

        Edit: Third time's the charm.

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