Supreme Court to Hear Case on Religious Freedom and Nondiscrimination in Colorado Preschool Program

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a Colorado case, St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, questioning whether private schools receiving public funding from a universal state preschool program can reject children of gay parents. The case centers on a nondiscrimination provision requiring all schools receiving public money to provide equal enrollment opportunities, which plaintiffs argue violates their First Amendment religious freedom rights.