Supreme Court Evaluates Colorado Requirement for Christian Schools Seeking State Funding

The Supreme Court is reviewing a challenge from St. Mary Catholic Parish over Colorado’s non-discrimination rules for its universal preschool program.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear arguments in a closely watched case pitting religious freedom against LGBTQ protections in Colorado's publicly funded preschool program. The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a case brought by Catholic preschools that say it's unconstitutional to exclude them from a state-funded program over their admissions policy for LGBTQ+ families, the latest religious-rights case before the conservative-majority court. Watch live coverage as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments from the State of Colorado and Catholic plaintiffs.

Roy case presents SCOTUS with the opportunity to continue a broad course correction in religious liberty jurisprudence.

The Hill reported the story as "Supreme Court weighs religious freedom, LGBTQ rights in Colorado case." PBS NewsHour reported the story as "Supreme Court hears case on Catholic preschools and LGBTQ families." Conservative Review reported the story as "Supreme Court Weighs If Colorado Can Make Christian Schools Enroll Trans Kids To Get Funding."

Coverage is split across the political spectrum: 4 left-leaning outlets, 1 center outlet, 2 right-leaning outlets. L1FE compares the framing across these sources rather than amplifying any single outlet's interpretation.

7 sources have covered this story, including PBS NewsHour, The Independent, NBC News and The Guardian US and 3 other outlets. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 3 hours ago.