Opinion: One of the worst laws in America deserves a hearing before the Supreme Court

Kellie and Nate Reyelts have fostered about 50 children. Kellie is a teacher and Nate is a physician assistant. They have been raising their seven biological children in their home in a small town in Minnesota. So with foster children, they mostly accepted short-term placements — either emergencies while the local Department of Children and Families found a longer-term home for the kids, or respite care for those who were already in foster homes.

But in 2022, they told the department they could take in a child for a longer period. With the encouragement of their church pastor, they had been trying to do more...