Fulton v. City of Philadelphia
593 U.S. 522 · U.S. Supreme Court
Holding and boundaries
Philadelphia violated free exercise where its foster-care contract rule permitted individualized exemptions but denied one to a religious agency.
Scope and limitations: The holding is narrow and turns on the exemption structure; it did not overrule Employment Division v. Smith.
2 issue placements
Family Recognition
Fulton v. City of Philadelphia rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to Family Recognition. Fit tier: Strong analogue. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: The holding is narrow and turns on the exemption structure; it did not overrule Employment Division v. Smith.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
LGBTQ+ Life, Faith & Pluralism
Fulton v. City of Philadelphia rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to LGBTQ+ Life, Faith & Pluralism. Fit tier: Direct. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: The holding is narrow and turns on the exemption structure; it did not overrule Employment Division v. Smith.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
Publication and provenance
The authority is published once; issue-specific orientation and fit remain separate placements. Analogue, contextual, and historical-adverse fits are not represented as controlling.
Published under research-publication-clearance-2026-07-21. deterministic validation and objective verification are not claimed.