The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a Roman Catholic charity in Pennsylvania may refuse on religious-freedom grounds to place children with same-sex couples. The case is Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, court file 19-123. Although the June 17 decision was 9-0, the Supreme Court did not speak with one voice. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the opinion of the court, which Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett joined. Justices Barrett, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch each filed a separate opinion concurring in the judgment. The Trump administration backed the charity, Catholic Social Services (CSS), which is associated with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, arguing as a so-called friend of the court. CSS was represented by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. Former Vice President Mike Pence hailed the ruling, tweeting that the decision “is a Victory for Catholic Social Services, Foster Care and for …