Supreme Court will hear challenge from Catholic preschools
AP News
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The Supreme Court will hear from Catholic preschools that say Colorado violated their religious rights by excluding them from a state-funded program over their admission policies.
The court Monday agreed to take up the appeal from St. Mary Catholic Parish, which is supported by the Republican Trump administration.
The faith-based facilities argue it's unconstitutional to bar them from a taxpayer-funded free preschool program because of their admission restrictions on LGBTQ+ families and kids.
The state says religious schools are welcome to participate but must follow nondiscrimination rules.
It’s the latest religious rights case for the conservative-majority court, which has backed other claims of religious discrimination while taking a more skeptical view of LGBTQ+ rights.
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