Devlin v. City of Philadelphia

OPINION

Justice NIGRO.

We granted allowance of appeal to consider whether the Commonwealth Court erred in invalidating two bills that amended existing Philadelphia ordinances and sought to convey certain benefits to same-sex couples in committed relationships who complied with specified registration requirements. For the following reasons, we reverse the Commonwealth Court’s order insofar as it prohibited the City from providing employee benefits to the same-sex partners of employees, but affirm the order insofar as it struck down a prohibition on discrimination based on an individual’s…