Fulton v. Philadelphia: Roberts has 9-0 majority opinion; late vote switches?

[Sestak]

Can we please take "BREAKING" out of the title of a thread that's reporting on pure speculation with no actual story?

[Sestak]

Nope

ROBERTS, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which BREYER, SOTOMAYOR, KAGAN, KAVANAUGH, and BARRETT, JJ., joined. BARRETT, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which KAVANAUGH, J., joined, and in which BREYER, J., joined as to all but the first paragraph. ALITO, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which THOMAS and GORSUCH, JJ., joined. GORSUCH, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which THOMAS and ALITO, JJ., joined.

It’s for the adoption agency, btw.

On a rather technical point. The entire case seems to have been decided on the basis of the fact that the City of Philadelphia was permitted to grant exceptions to the mandate.

Clearly not the result the right wanted, as can be seen in Alito's textbook-length angry concurrence.