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Sharonell Fulton v. City of Philadelphia

3rd CircuitApril 22, 2019No. 18-2574Cited 98 times
Mixed ResultCity of Philadelphia

Case Details

Citation
922 F.3d 140
Judge(s)
Ambro, Scirica, Rendell
Status
Published
Procedural Posture
Third Circuit appeal; remanded for reconsideration of religious accommodation
Circuit
3rd Circuit

Related Laws

No specific laws identified for this ruling.

Outcome

The Third Circuit held that Philadelphia's rejection of Sharonell Fulton's foster care agency application violated the Free Exercise Clause, requiring consideration of religious exemptions to non-discrimination requirements.

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