Five big upcoming Supreme Court decisions

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The Hill

The Supreme Court is poised for a whirlwind end of term, with justices expected to clear the court’s docket of more than 20 pending cases before July.

The remaining disputes could yield several landmark decisions and provide the clearest indication yet of the 6-3 conservative court’s increasingly rightward tilt, with former President Trump’s nominees now accounting for three of the nine justices.

Here are five big cases to watch.

Same-sex foster parents and religious liberty

The court will soon decide a case that pits the religious rights of a Catholic foster care agency against protections for same-sex couples.

The dispute arose when Philadelphia cut ties with the foster agency after learning the group’s religious convictions barred it from placing children in the homes of gay and lesbian couples. The city determined that the agency's refusal violated an ordinance prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

The agency, run by Catholic Social Services, sued on the grounds that Philadelphia had run afoul of the group’s religious rights under the First Amendment.